Introduction ( writing ) - wikipedia Introduction ( writing ) `` Prolegomenon '' redirects here. For other uses, see Prolegomenon ( disambiguation ). This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( September 2016 ) First page, introduction to In Flanders Fields In an essay, article, or book, an introduction ( also known as a prolegomenon ) is a beginning section which states the purpose and goals of the following writing. This is generally followed by the body and conclusion. The introduction typically describes the scope of the document and gives the brief explanation or summary of the document. It may also explain certain elements that are important to the essay if explanations are not part of the main text. The readers can have an idea about the following text before they actually start reading it. ln technical writing, the introduction typically includes one or more standard subsections : abstract or summary, preface, acknowledgments, and foreword. Alternatively, the section labeled introduction itself may be a brief section found side - by - side with abstract, foreword, etc. ( rather than containing them ). In this case the set of sections that come before the body of the book are known as the front matter. When the book is divided into numbered chapters, by convention the introduction and any other front - matter sections are unnumbered and precede chapter 1. Keeping the concept of the introduction the same, different documents have different styles to introduce the written text. For example, the introduction of a Functional Specification consists of information that the whole document is yet to explain. If a Userguide is written, the introduction is about the product. In a report, the introduction gives a summary about the report contents. See also Dramatic structure Lead paragraph Foreword Preamble Preface Prologue Epigraph References Leora Freedman ; Jerry Plotnick. `` Introductions and Conclusions ''. University of Toronto. Book design General page layout and typography choices Fonts Front and back covers Buckram Leather Anthropodermic bibliopegy Treasure binding Endpapers Marbled Front matter Half title bastard title Frontispiece Title page Edition notice Dedication Epigraph Table of contents List of figures List of tables Foreword Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Prologue Printer 's mark Body matter, which may include : Body text Chapters Parts Sections Tipped - in pages Back matter Afterword Conclusion Epilogue Outro Postscript Appendix / Addendum Glossary Bibliography Index Errata Colophon Postface Other elements Bookplate or ex-librīs Catchword Die cutting Fore - edge painting Pop - ups Thumb index Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Introduction_(writing)&oldid=804226126 '' Categories : Book design Literature Writing Hidden categories : Articles needing additional references from September 2016 All articles needing additional references Talk About Wikipedia Български Català Español فارسی Français 한국어 Հայերեն हिन्दी Nederlands Русский தமிழ் 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 7 October 2017, at 16 : 01. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: where does the introduction go in a book
Answer: beginning