peroration

afterword coda postscript summation

conclusion ending finale follow-up postlude sequel

back matter concluding speech swan song

beginning commencement introduction opening start

foreword preface

climax conclusion denouement

afterpiece cessation chaser close closer consummation culmination end epilogue finis finish payoff summation termination wind-up

blow off crowning glory end piece last act swan song

beginning commencement initiation introduction opening start

debut first act

summary

reprise

farewell wind-up

adieu climax closer coda conclusion crowning achievement crowning glory culmination dying words end piece envoi epilogue famous last words farewell performance final appearance final appearance or performance final gesture finis goodbye last act last hurrah last shot last words parting song

lecture

allocution declamation descant discourse disquisition dissertation epilogue exhortation expatiation harangue homily monologue oration recitation screed sermon spiel

chalk talk prelection

listening silence

assertion pronouncement

announcement articulation asseveration declaration delivery discourse ejaculation expression opinion oration rant recitation remark reply response saying sentence speaking speech spiel statement talk vent verbalization vocalization vociferation voice word words

listening question quiet request silence