Question

The word pastoral, describing a kind of poem about country life, comes from the Latin word meaning

a. village
c. priest or minister
b. shepherd
d. farmer

Answer 1

The word pastoral comes from the latin word "pastor"m which means herdsman

The best answer is b. shepherd.

from the other options, "farmer" comes close, but it refers to a person tending to crops, not animals.

Shepherds are also sometimes used as a metaphor for priests, which is why option c. would be confusing.

Answer 2

b. shepherd

Step-by-step explanation:

The pastoral poems and pastoral comedies, refer to literary works that deal woth the matter os the rural, rustic life, it is rather idealized, and it´s nothing close to reality, is an idealized view of the life in the rural areas. This was born in ancient greek, were the peaceful pace of life and the beauty of nature were praised by the greek phillosophers, but they had no idea what it was for the common folks to live in rural areas and it ended up being just and ode to nature.