pastoral+poem
11pastoral — 1. adjective /ˌpæsˈtɔːɹəl,ˈpæs.tə.ɹəl/ a) Of or pertaining to shepherds; hence, relating to rural life and scenes; as, a pastoral life. , He wanders west as far as Memphis, a solitary migrant upon that flat and pastoral landscape. 1985 , ,… …
12pastoral — Synonyms and related words: Alcaic, Anacreontic, Arcadian, Castalian, Edenic, English sonnet, Grand Guignol, Homeric, Horatian ode, Hudibrastic, Italian sonnet, Passion play, Petrarchan sonnet, Pierian, Pindaric, Pindaric ode, Sapphic ode,… …
13pastoral literature — class of literature that presents the society of shepherds as free from the complexity and corruption of city life. Many of the idylls written in its name are far remote from the realities of any life, rustic or urban. Among the writers who …
14pastoral — pastorally, adv. /pas teuhr euhl, pah steuhr /, adj. 1. having the simplicity, charm, serenity, or other characteristics generally attributed to rural areas: pastoral scenery; the pastoral life. 2. pertaining to the country or to life in the… …
15poem — Synonyms and related words: English sonnet, Horatian ode, Italian sonnet, Petrarchan sonnet, Pindaric ode, Sapphic ode, Shakespearean sonnet, alba, anacreontic, article, autograph, balada, ballad, ballade, brainchild, bucolic, canso, chanson,… …
16pastoral — /ˈpastərəl / (say pahstuhruhl), / trəl/ (say truhl) adjective 1. of or relating to the raising of stock, especially sheep or cattle, on rural properties: pastoral occupations; pastoral leases. 2. used for pasture, as land. 3. having the… …
17pastoral — pas|tor|al [ pæst(ə)rəl ] adjective usually before noun 1. ) LITERARY relating to life in the countryside: a pastoral scene/poem 2. ) relating to the work that a priest or other religious leader does to help and advise people: pastoral duties a… …
18pastoral — UK [ˈpɑːst(ə)rəl] / US [ˈpæst(ə)rəl] adjective [usually before noun] 1) relating to the work that a priest or other religious leader does to help and advise people pastoral duties a pastoral visit 2) literary relating to life in the countryside a …
19pastoral — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin pastoralis, from pastor herdsman Date: 15th century 1. a. (1) of, relating to, or composed of shepherds or herdsmen (2) devoted to or based on livestock raising b. of or relating to the… …
20pastoral — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. clerical; rural, bucolic, idyllic; agrarian. See clergy, agriculture. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. rural, rustic, agrarian, simple; see rural . See Synonym Study at rural . n. Syn. verse, play,… …
