Epilogue
An epilogue is a concluding section added to the end of a poem, play, or other literary work. In poetry, it often serves as a brief closing passage that reflects on what has come before, offers a final comment, or speaks directly to the reader after the main poem has ended.
Unlike the main body of the poem, an epilogue usually functions as an ending note rather than part of the central action or argument.
Example
After the storm, the roof still sings
with a soft drip into the pail.
So ends the house, and so begins
the quiet wisdom of the nail.
Related Definitions
[n] a short passage added at the end of a literary work; "the epilogue told what eventually happened to the main characters"
[n] a short speech (often in verse) addressed directly to the audience by an actor at the end of a play
Related Terms
act, addendum, affix, afterpiece, afterthought, afterword, allonge, apodosis, appendix, back matter, bit, catastrophe, ceasing, cessation, chaser, chorus, coda, codicil, colophon, commentary, conclusion, consequence, consummation, continuance, continuatio