eclogue

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a short pastoral poem, often presented as a monologue or dialogue between shepherds

   The collection opens with an eclogue in which two shepherds debate the loss of their land.

From Middle English eclog, via Latin ecloga from Greek ekloge, 'selection.' Virgil's Eclogues, a selected collection of pastoral poems, helped narrow the English word from a selected passage or short poem to a poem about idealized rural life.

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