Vocabulary—Antonyms MCQ (literary terms: parts of a book or performance): Choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to ‘‘EPILOGUE’’ by contrasting endings with beginnings.

Given data

• Epilogue: a concluding section at the end of a literary work or play.
• Options: Dialogue, Prelude, Post script, Epigram.

Concept/ApproachOppose end vs. beginning. The antonym of a closing section is an opening section.

Option analysisPrelude: an introductory piece—opposite of epilogue. ✔️Dialogue: conversation between characters; not an end/beginning term. ❌Post script (P.S.): afterthought in letters; closer to a coda, not the opposite concept. ❌Epigram: a witty saying; unrelated. ❌

ExampleA symphony may have a prelude at the start and an epilogue at the end.

Final AnswerPrelude