Eclogue Definition | What is Eclogue? - PoetrySoup
Definition
[n] a short descriptive poem of rural or pastoral life
Short pastoral poem originally written by Virgil who was imitating the idylls of Theocritus. Eclogues may also express religious or ethical themes. A modern example of the form is Eclogue from Iceland by Louis MacNeice. The eclogue is sometimes known as the bucolic.
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