epilog

A noun referring to a short passage or speech added at the end of a literary work or play, often providing closure or direct commentary to the audience.

• 🇵🇹Substantivo que designa um trecho curto ou discurso acrescentado ao final de uma obra literária ou peça teatral, frequentemente oferecendo um desfecho ou um comentário dirigido diretamente ao público. Também pode se referir à parte final de uma obra ou acontecimento.

1. Concluding speech in a play B2 formal

   A short speech, often in verse, delivered directly to the audience by an actor at the end of a theatrical performance.

   • The actor delivered a witty epilog that left the audience laughing.
   • Shakespeare's plays often include an epilog spoken by a main character.
   • The epilog thanked the audience for their attention and support.

   🇵🇹Discurso final em uma peça

2. Final section of a literary work B2 formal

   A short passage or section added at the end of a book, novel, or other literary work, providing closure or additional information.

   • The novel's epilog revealed what happened to the characters years later.
   • She wrote an epilog to explain the historical context of the story.
   • The epilog tied up all the loose ends in the narrative.

   🇵🇹Epílogo

   Sinônimos: addendumcodaconclusionpostscript

   Antônimos: forewordintroductionpreambleprefaceprologue

• epilogs plural form
• epilogs' possessive plural form
• epilog's possessive singular form