What are the characteristics of a metaphysical poetry?

Answer 1

There really isn't an easy definition to metaphysical poetry. To put it concisely, metaphysical poetry involves the study of the metaphysical, which includes the ideas of existence, occurrence, and causation. Metaphysical poets deal with these issues through wit, conceits, and discordia concurs. Conceits are long extended metaphors. Discordia concurs is the concept of finding similarities in two seemingly dissimilar objects. In a essay I wrote, I discussed that a primary component of metaphysical poetry is the use of alchemical elements to describe notions such as transformation and unity.

Answer 2

Some characteristics of the genre:

1. Except for Milton, all poets in this school are said to have wit: a sort of alliance between levity and seriousness.
2. As the term metaphysical implies, this poetry is marked by an effort to go beyond the physical. This may mean that it is has more depth than is obvious.
3. In metaphysical poetry, there are far-fetched comparisons between unlike objects. These comparisons are called conceits.
4. There is a strong religious sentiment in all these poets. These poets have written some of the most devotional verse in English.
5. The theme of carpe diem (seize the day) is very prominent in this poetry. It often emphasizes the transience of life.
6. Both feeling and thought are at once present in this poetry. According to Eliot,these poets can feel their thoughts "as immediately as the odor of a rose."

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Answer 3

A form of Western poetry that was especially prevalent in the 1600s, metaphysical poetry is mainly characterized by the following characteristics: First, it was extremely witty, making clever use of words and concepts in an often esoteric fashion. Second, it sought (often, if not always) to illuminate and/or resolve grandiose metaphysical and spiritual questions through focus upon ordinary, even mundane, things from everyday life. Third, it tended to devote close attention to form as expressive of content in its own right; for example, constructing the lines of a poem about an altar such that it would appear on the page in the rough shape of an altar itself.

Answer 4

work of poets like John Donne who explore highly complex philosophical ideas through extended metaphors and paradox.

Answer 5

Metaphysical Poetry: unified by a phisophical conception of the universe and of the role assigned to the human spirit in the great drama of existence.

Answer 6

Metaphysical poetry is highly intellectualized poetry written mostly in 17th-century England. It is less concerned with expressing feeling than with analyzing it.

Answer 7

Often depicts struggle between opposites

May feature short, aggressive meters

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