A prologue, or prolog, is an opening to a story that establishes the setting and gives background details, often some earlier story that ties into the main one, and other miscellaneous information. Prologue is not a poem.
He occasionally borrowed in altered form plots and even lines of verse.
A prologue is a foreword or introductory section of a book or musical work.
All of the prologue, taken as a whole, is a sonnet. A sonnet is a fourteen-line poem with a certain structure. The Prologue is fourteen lines long and has that structure.
It is not an aside, since there is nobody else on stage, behind whose back the words might be said. Nor is it properly speaking a soliloquy, since it is not delivered within the context of the play. The Prologue is not a character in the play who is delivering his perspective on what is going on, but an external observer giving an objective address to the audience. Compare the prologue of Romeo and Juliet with the similar Prologue in Henry V and contrast it with the soliloquy ( NOT a prologue) which starts Richard III. That soliloquy is given by Richard, one of the characters in the play, and it is given in character.
A prologue, or prolog, is an opening to a story that establishes the setting and gives background details, often some earlier story that ties into the main one, and other miscellaneous information. Prologue is not a poem.
The prologue
The prologue was very exciting. A prologue should be a short, descriptive summary.
The prologue for my new book is only 2 pages long.
A prologue is an introduction to a book or play.
The main text that the prologue foreshadows
The prologue to the book was interesting. In the sentence, prologue refers to the acknowledgements that proceed the beginning of the story.
He occasionally borrowed in altered form plots and even lines of verse.
The Prologue takes place before the events of the main story or narrative. It often sets the stage for the upcoming events and provides background information to enhance the reader's understanding of the story.
1996 in the prologue, 2009 in the rest of the book
A prologue is a foreword or introductory section of a book or musical work.
All Prologue was created on 2003-07-06.