Literary Coda is a term used to describe the ending of a literary work. An EPILOGUE is an 8-letter word that is often used as a literary coda, and is defined as a section at the end of a book or play that serves as a comment on or a conclusion to what has happened. An epilog is a 6-letter word that is also used as a literary coda, and is defined as a short speech or passage at the end of a book or play that serves as a comment on or a conclusion to what has happened.