eclogue
Shepherds' lyrical exchange
An eclogue is a short pastoral poem, typically featuring shepherds in dialogue about rural life, love, or poetry.
The form originated with the Roman poet Virgil and was revived during the Renaissance.
The term is largely confined to literary history and criticism: Spenser's eclogues imitate classical models.
Idyllically rural
- shepherdOne who tends flocks
- flockAnimals gathered together
- meadowGrassy field for grazing
- pastureGrazing ground for livestock
countryside · rustic · herdsman · grazing · grove · sylvan · swain · nymph
Metered poetic passage
- stanzaPoem's line grouping
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- interlocutorOne who converses
- shepherdOne who tends flocks
song · refrain · couplet · hexameter · meter · rhyme · lyric · recitation
bucolic
Idyllically rural
pasture · countryside · rustic · herdsman · grazing · grove · sylvan · swain · nymph · pipe
verse
Metered poetic passage
- stanzaPoem's line grouping
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- interlocutorOne who converses
shepherd · song · refrain · couplet · hexameter · meter · rhyme · lyric · recitation · invocation
Virgil
Classical epic poet
muse · Sicily · allegory · patronage · Augustus · Roman · Hellenistic
poem
Metrical literary composition
- genreCategory of creative work
- conventionAgreed standard of behavior
- imitationCopy of the original
Renaissance · Spenser · Milton · Pope · allegory · satire · elegy · panegyric · tradition · neoclassical