What defines it?.  Metaphysical poetry is concerned with the whole experience of man, but the intelligence, learning and seriousness of the poets means.

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What defines it?

 Metaphysical poetry is concerned with the whole experience of man, but the intelligence, learning and seriousness of the poets means that the poetry is about the profound areas of experience especially - about love, romantic and sensual; about man's relationship with God - the eternal perspective, and, to a less extent, about pleasure, learning and art.

Famous Metaphysical Poets  John Donne  George Herbert  Andrew Marvell  Henry Vaughn T.S. Eliot’s essay: The Metaphysical PoetsMetaphysical

Metaphysical Conceit: An elaborate or unusual comparison-especially using unlikely metaphors, simile, hyperbole, and contradiction. In literary terms the word denotes an elaborate figure of speech, especially an extended comparison.

Who is the speaker? Who is he addressing? What is the speaker’s argument? What is the attitude of the audience? How metaphysical?

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Who is the speaker? Who is he addressing? What is the speaker’s argument? What is the attitude of the audience? How metaphysical?

 Combine dissimilar images  Discover resemblance in things apparently unalike  Use far-fetched images, conceits, paradoxes, and intellectual wit  Look beyond the palpable and real world images  Spiritual and love key concepts