noun
- a short pastoral poem, typically in the form of a dialogue between shepherds
Usage: literary
Examples
- Virgil’s Eclogues are among the most famous examples of pastoral poetry.
- The poet wrote an eclogue celebrating rural life and nature.
- In the eclogue, two shepherds discuss love and loss while tending their flocks.
- The Renaissance saw a revival of the eclogue form among European poets.
- Her eclogue depicted an idealized countryside far from urban concerns.
- The eclogue tradition influenced many later works of pastoral literature.