chapter
Part of novel
A chapter is a main division of a book, typically numbered or titled: I read three chapters before bed.
Extended to comparable divisions—a chapter of one's life, a local branch of an organization (the Boston chapter of the Red Cross).
To close the chapter on something is to consider it finished.
In religion, a chapter is a governing body of clergy or the meeting itself.
Account of events
- storylineSequence of fictional events
- plotStoryline or land parcel
- charactersPersons in a narrative
- prologueIntroductory literary section
epilogue · climax · cliffhanger · foreshadowing · subplot · novel · fiction · literature
Splitting into parts
- segmentDistinct part of whole
- partPiece of whole
- subsectionDivision within a division
- passageSegment of text
heading · subheading · outline · index · contents · pagination · numbering · module
Distinct period in sequence
- stageRaised performance platform
- periodPunctuation ending sentences
- episodeSerialized content unit
- milestoneNotable event marking progress
turning point · transition · new beginning · fresh start · journey · memoir · autobiography · personal history
Temporary woodland dwelling
- branchDivision or woody limb
- affiliateConnected member organization
- localOf this area
- fraternitySpirit of brotherly connection
sorority · guild · order · society · brotherhood · sisterhood · alumni · membership
Gap or start
- firstPosition number one
- introductionPreliminary section or presentation
- prologueIntroductory literary section
- genesisPoint of creation
inception · commencement · launching · kickoff · prelude · preamble · foreword
Metered poetic passage
- scriptureSacred religious writings
- psalmSacred scriptural song
- GospelChristian salvation teaching
- epistleFormal literary letter
Torah · Proverbs · Ecclesiastes · Genesis · Exodus · Revelation · Acts · Corinthians
End or deduction
- finaleConcluding part of performance
- closingFinal stage of something
- finalLast and decisive
- lastFinal in sequence
ultimate · culmination · denouement · resolution · swan song · farewell · valediction · sendoff
narrative
Account of events
- storylineSequence of fictional events
- plotStoryline or land parcel
- charactersPersons in a narrative
prologue · epilogue · climax · cliffhanger · foreshadowing · subplot · novel · fiction · literature · installment
division
Splitting into parts
- segmentDistinct part of whole
- partPiece of whole
- subsectionDivision within a division
passage · heading · subheading · outline · index · contents · pagination · numbering · module · unit
phase
Distinct period in sequence
milestone · turning point · transition · new beginning · fresh start · journey · memoir · autobiography · personal history · coming-of-age
lodge
Temporary woodland dwelling
fraternity · sorority · guild · order · society · brotherhood · sisterhood · alumni · membership · initiation
opening
Gap or start
- firstPosition number one
- introductionPreliminary section or presentation
- prologueIntroductory literary section
genesis · inception · commencement · launching · kickoff · prelude · preamble · foreword
verse
Metered poetic passage
epistle · Torah · Proverbs · Ecclesiastes · Genesis · Exodus · Revelation · Acts · Corinthians · Deuteronomy
conclusion
End or deduction
last · ultimate · culmination · denouement · resolution · swan song · farewell · valediction · sendoff · curtain call
- readingfluency, read, comprehension, readers, books
- writing-related termsparagraph, sentence, word, letter, punctuation
- Audiobooksaudiobook, narrator, narration, playback speed, voice actors
- Novel Writingnovelist, storyteller, fiction writer, book author, prose writer
- prosenovel, novels, short story, novellas, essay
- book partspage, pages, cover, index, spine
chapterepilogue
Concluding literary section
conclusion · ending · finale · coda · denouement
chapterstream of consciousness
Narrative mimicking uninterrupted thought
- new chapterDistinct period starting now
- chapter oneOpening portion of text
- chapter and verseExact documented source details
- next chapter
- final chapterLast section of book
- chapter booksSegmented longer narratives
chapters, chapter and verse, chaptered, chaptering, chapter house, subchapter, chapterhouse, chapter books, chapter book