a poem about rural life, generally a conversation between shepherds, in which country life is usually portrayed in an idealistic way
a poem "written in the form of a monologue or dialogue in which the speaker tells us what he feels about a particular theme (and why) and why others ought to feel that same way (from Handbook of Poetic Forms)
a bucolic or pastoral poem such as Spenser's Shepheardes Calendar.
(EHK-lawg or EHK-lahg) pastoral poem, usually containing dialogue between shepherds. (See also Arcadia, Bucolic, Idyll, Madrigal)
Short pastoral poem originally written by Virgil who was imitating the idylls of Theocritus. Eclogues may also express religious or ethical themes. A modern example of the form is Eclogue from Iceland by Louis MacNeice. The eclogue is sometimes known as the bucolic.
An eclogue is a poem in a classical style on a pastoral subject. Poems in the genre are sometimes also called bucolics.