1) Close reading is the carefull reading and interpretation of a short passage. Close reading envolves carefully reading every word and understanding how it pertains to the overall passage.
OED definition: critical and detailed analysis of a text; an example of this. Also applied to the analysis of other works of art.
2) Pastoral is a type of literature that describes rural life. It also could be a letter from a pastor to his congregation.
OED definition: A literary work portraying rural life or the life of shepherds, esp. in an idealized or romantic form.
3) Mistress is an adulterous women.
OED definition: A woman having control or authority. A woman who plays the dominant role in sadomasochistic sexual activity.
4) Nymph is an extremely sexual women
OED definition: A prostitute; a woman regarded as a means of sexual gratification.
5) Shepherd: a spiritual leader, a animal herder, a german dog, the birth of Christ...
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