eclogue means A pastoral poem, often in the form of a shepherd's monologue or a dialogue between shepherds. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 79 out of 100.
eclogue is pronounced /ˈɛk.lɒɡ/.
Why “eclogue” is a great word
ECLOGUE — [Noun] A pastoral poem, conventionally structured as a shepherd's monologue or a formal dialogue between shepherds. From Middle English eclog, from Latin ecloga, from Ancient Greek ἐκλογή (eklogḗ, "selection"). Unlike an idyll, which paints a static, idealized vignette of rural peace, or a georgic, which offers didactic instruction on soil and toil, the eclogue is a staged, often competitive, exchange of song and lament. It is the sound of two voices debating art in the dappled shade of a beech tree, the crude flute accompanying a complaint carved into bark, and the political allegory whispering beneath the guise of a herdsmen's contest—a deliberate literary selection from life's noise, rendered orderly and resonant.
noun
- A pastoral poem, often in the form of a shepherd's monologue or a dialogue between shepherds.“The voice of congratulation and flattery was not, however, silent; and we may still peruse, with pleasure and contempt, an eclogue, which was composed on the accession of the emperor Carus. Two shepherds, avoiding the noontide heat, retire into the cave of Faunus.”