eclogue
a pastoral poem, often in dialogue form.
Origin of eclogue
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How to use eclogue in a sentence
In the eclogue this danger is earnestly discussed by the two Yorkshire farmers, Roger and Willie.
Yorkshire Dialect Poems | F.W. MoormanThe title (as indeed the principal subject of the eclogue) was in consequence altered from 'Lansdown' to 'Jekyll.'
Boccaccio conceived this eclogue in a wood, and therefore he calls himself Silvio.
Giovanni Boccaccio, a Biographical Study | Edward HuttonThe eclogue roughly is as follows: Boccaccio in a sleepless and restless night full of unhappy regrets longs for the day.
Giovanni Boccaccio, a Biographical Study | Edward HuttonMopsus laments his death; Menalcas proclaims his divinity; the whole eclogue consisting of an elegy and an apotheosis.
Dryden's Works (13 of 18): Translations; Pastorals | John Dryden
British Dictionary definitions for eclogue
/ (ˈɛklɒɡ) /
a pastoral or idyllic poem, usually in the form of a conversation or soliloquy
Origin of eclogue
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