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.

• 🇷🇺Существительное, обозначающее короткий отрывок или речь, добавленные в конце литературного произведения или пьесы, часто обеспечивающие завершение или прямое обращение к аудитории.

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.

   🇷🇺Заключительная речь в пьесе

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.

   🇷🇺Эпилог

   Синонимы: addendumcodaconclusionpostscript

   Антонимы: forewordintroductionpreambleprefaceprologue

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