1. The Shepherds’ Swains shall dance and sing
2. thy mind may move
3. Melodious birds sing Madrigals
I feel that the missing word is most likely "lens" - check if it's among your options.
When something is compared to a lens through which the word is seen, it means that the world is seen through a certain perspective, that it's using a certain interpretation: here that of literary theory.
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