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eclogue

/ˈɛklɒɡ/

/ˈɛklɔɡ/

Translations

ecloguenoun

eclogues

/ˈɛklɒɡ/

/ˈɛklɔɡ/

The poet wrote an eclogue about the beauty of the countryside.

Поэт написал эклогу о красоте сельской местности.

Synonyms

ecloguenoun

A short pastoral poem, often in the form of a dialogue between shepherds.

The poet's latest work is an eclogue that beautifully captures the simplicity and tranquility of rural life.

Specifically, any of the ten pastoral poems that make up Virgil’s Bucolica, or a poem written in deliberate imitation of them.

Virgil’s fifth eclogue mourns the death of Daphnis while celebrating his apotheosis.