AGES ERA PERIOD
16TH CENTURY
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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shepherd and shepherdesses who fall in love and engage in singing contests
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heroic stories in epic form
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a celebration of the humility, contentment, and simplicity of living in the country
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Detailed explanation-1: -Pastoral poetry is known for exploring the relationship between humans and nature, and for romanticizing the ideals of a simple country life.
Detailed explanation-2: -Conventional features of pastoral elegies include: the invocation of the Muse; expression of the “shepherd"-poet’s grief; praise of the dead “shepherd"; invective against death; effects of the death upon nature (disruptions in climate etc.
Detailed explanation-3: -The most famous pastoral elegy is John Milton’s Lycidas, written on the death of Edward King, a respected colleague at Cambridge University. Other examples include Thomas Gray’s “Elegy on a Country Churchyard” (1750), Shelley’s Adonais, and Matthew Arnold’s Thyrsis.
Detailed explanation-4: -: a literary work (such as a poem or play) dealing with shepherds or rural life in a usually artificial manner and typically drawing a contrast between the innocence and serenity of the simple life and the misery and corruption of city and especially court life. : pastoral poetry or drama.