Correct Answer - Option 2 : twelve
The correct answer is Twelve.
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Shepheardes Calender was written by Edmund Spenser and published in 1579.
- It was inspired by the eclogues of Virgil and dedicated to Sir Philip Sydney.
- Eclogues are short pastoral dramatic poems.
- Spenser wrote twelve eclogues admiring Queen Elizabeth and are named after each month of the year.
- 12 eclogues symbolise the turning of seasons in a shepherd's life.
Therefore, The Shepheardes Calender is a series of 12 eclogues, one for each month of the year.
- Spenser used archaic spellings to represent the medieval spirit in The Shepheardes Calender.
- The main character Collin Clout represents another great English Poet Geoffrey Chaucer.
- Another character Eliza is inspired by Queen Elizabeth I.
- The April eclogue praises Queen Elizabeth I.
