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1 —as in:
the novel's epilogue
Definition
an afterward or concluding passage added at the end of a literary work — often to summarize events occurring many years after the main story ends- The novel's epilogue summarized their lives after the marriage.
epilogue = an afterward or concluding passage added at the end of a literary work
Other Uses (with this meaning)
- The epilogue in only a page long, but it does a good job of tying up loose ends.
- Epilogue: One Child, One Teacher, One Book, One Pen....Malala Yousafzai -- I Am Malala
- Epilogue
The sign said WELCOME TO TREEGAP, but it was hard to believe that this was really Treegap.Natalie Babbitt -- Tuck Everlasting - Epilogue: Sir Thomas Legge, Assistant Commissioner at Scotland Yard, said irritably: "But the whole thing's incredible!"Agatha Christie -- And Then There Were None
- "I'll write you an epilogue," Gus said.John Green -- The Fault in Our Stars
- EpilogueJon Krakauer -- Into the Wild
- Epilogue (beginning page 356 of first edition).Simone Elkeles -- Perfect Chemistry
- Epilogue (on page 299 of 1st edition).Dave Pelzer -- The Lost Boy
- Epilogue [section of book]Gary Paulsen -- Hatchet
epilogue = a concluding section added at the end of a literary work
epilogue = a concluding section added at the end of a literary work
epilogue = a concluding section added at the end of a literary work
epilogue = an afterward or concluding passage added at the end of a literary work
epilogue = an afterward or concluding passage added at the end of a literary work
epilogue = a concluding section added at the end of a literary work
epilogue = a concluding section added at the end of a literary work
epilogue = a concluding section added at the end of a literary work
2 —as in:
the play's epilogue
Definition
a short speech addressed directly to the audience by an actor at the end of a play — often in verse- My favorite epilogue is from Shakespeare's The Tempest.
epilogue = a short speech addressed directly to the audience by an actor at the end of a play — often in verse
Other Uses (with this meaning)
- The play has four acts and an epilogue, subdivided into seven scenes.
- From the first casting of the parts to the epilogue it was all bewitching, and there were few who did not wish to have been a party concerned, or would have hesitated to try their skill.Jane Austen -- Mansfield Park
epilogue = a short speech addressed directly to the audience by an actor at the end of a play
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