Idyl vs. Idyll

Idylnoun

A short poem; properly, a short pastoral poem; as, the idyls of Theocritus; also, any poem, especially a narrative or descriptive poem, written in an eleveted and highly finished style; also, by extension, any artless and easily flowing description, either in poetry or prose, of simple, rustic life, of pastoral scenes, and the like.

Idyllnoun

Any poem or short written piece composed in the style of Theocritus' short pastoral poems, the Idylls.

Idyllnoun

An episode or series of events or circumstances of pastoral or rural simplicity, fit for an idyll; a carefree or lighthearted experience.

Idyllnoun

(music) A composition, usually instrumental, of a pastoral or sentimental character, e.g. Siegfried Idyll by Richard Wagner.

Idyllnoun

an episode of such pastoral or romantic charm as to qualify as the subject of a poetic idyll

Idyllnoun

a musical composition that evokes rural life

Idyllnoun

a short descriptive poem of rural or pastoral life

Idyll

An idyll (British English) or idyl (American English) ( or ; from Greek εἰδύλλιον, eidullion, ) is a short poem, descriptive of rustic life, written in the style of Theocritus' short pastoral poems, the Idylls. Unlike Homer, Theocritus did not engage in heroes and warfare.