Coda vs. Epilogue — What's the Difference?

(Music) The concluding passage of a movement or composition.

An epilogue or epilog (from Greek ἐπίλογος epílogos, "conclusion" from ἐπί epi, "in addition" and λόγος logos, "word") is a piece of writing at the end of a work of literature, usually used to bring closure to the work. It is presented from the perspective of within the story.

A conclusion or closing part of a statement.

A short poem or speech spoken directly to the audience following the conclusion of a play.

(music) A passage that brings a movement or piece to a conclusion through prolongation.

The performer who delivers such a short poem or speech.

(phonology) The optional final part of a syllable, placed after its nucleus, and usually composed of one or more consonants.

A short addition or concluding section at the end of a literary work, often dealing with the future of its characters. Also called afterword.

(geology) In seismograms, the gradual return to baseline after a seismic event. The length of the coda can be used to estimate event magnitude, and the shape sometimes reveals details of subsurface structures.

An event which reflects meaningfully on a recently ended conflict or struggle.

(figuratively) A conclusion (of a statement or event, for example), final portion, tail end.

A short speech, spoken directly at the audience at the end of a play

A few measures added beyond the natural termination of a composition.

The performer who gives this speech

The closing section of a musical composition

A brief oration or script at the end of a literary piece; an afterword

(computing) A component of a computer program that prepares the computer to return from a routine.

(transitive) To conclude with an epilogue.

A speech or short poem addressed to the spectators and recited by one of the actors, after the conclusion of the play.

The closing part of a discourse, in which the principal matters are recapitulated; a conclusion.

A short speech (often in verse) addressed directly to the audience by an actor at the end of a play

A short passage added at the end of a literary work;