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Idyll vs Eclogue - What's the difference?

idyll | eclogue |

As nouns the difference between idyll and eclogue

is that idyll is any poem or short written piece composed in the style of Theocritus's short pastoral poems, the Idylls while eclogue is a pastoral poem, often in the form of a shepherd's monologue or a dialogue between shepherds.

idyll

English

Alternative forms

* idyl

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any poem or short written piece composed in the style of .
  • An episode or series of events or circumstances of pastoral or rural simplicity, fit for an idyll; a carefree or lighthearted experience.
  • (music) A composition, usually instrumental, of a pastoral or sentimental character, e.g. .

    • Related terms

    * idyllic * idyllical * idyllically * idyllist, idylist

    See also

    * ("idyll" on Wikipedia)

    References

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    Anagrams

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    eclogue

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (archaic) eclog, eglog

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A pastoral poem, often in the form of a shepherd's monologue or a dialogue between shepherds.