The epilogue It is a concept that in our language is linked to what is in the end or that happens, happens, in a final instance and by case it is used in that place, whether in a speech, a literary work, report, essay or in any written composition.
In other words, the epilogue acts as a conclusion of the work or of what was exposed in a conference, being therefore a brief summary that contains the most salient aspects of the exhibition or the work in question.
Normally, when it comes to long exposures that have a lot of data and edges, the epilogue becomes a good alternative when it comes to recapitulating and bringing back into consideration the most important thing that was mentioned so that it is not lost or be forgotten before so much information.
The epilogue makes it possible to highlight the most central of a question so that it is not forgotten.
Also, in some cases, the epilogue is used to tell what happened to the characters or the main issues in a story after the ending. If this or that character got married, if the couple finally had a baby, if the protagonist found the job that he longed for so much, if the protagonist was reunited with his father or if the villain of the story received a penalty for so much damage caused, everything this may be the subject of an epilogue.
Another function attributed to the epilogue is that it tries to be as clear and concrete as possible about what it exposes, for example, presenting examples or data that allow and facilitate a better understanding of the subject matter.
For all the above, it is confirmed that the reason for being that the epilogue appears at the end of a composition or a speech, it will never make sense that an epilogue is proposed without the story having concluded.
The opposing concept is that of a prologue, which consists of an introduction that is given at the beginning of a work or speech, in which, for example, some questions to be addressed can be anticipated.
