what is Metaphysical poetry.

Metaphysical poetry.

                                                                     

Introduction:

                                                                  

                                                    A group of poet which together in the beginning of the 17th century try to write poetry. in a different way which with the passing of the time came, to be know is the metaphysical poetry. John Donne was the founder of the metaphysical School of poetry, and the other poets who follow the style of John Donne. Or George Herbert, Abraham Cowley, Richard Crashaw, Andrew Marvell, and others. the poetry this poets is known as metaphysical School of poetry.


                        It was Dr Samuel Johnson who used the term metaphysical poetry for the first time. For the poetry of Donne and his school while writing a biographical sketch on the life.  Of Abraham Cowley in his book “the live” Dr Johnson made use of these terms for the first time. When Dr Johnson uses systems it was in a negative sense to criticize the poetry of John Donne. And his followers made use of these terms for the first time when Doctor Johnson use systems it was in a negative sense to criticize the poetry.

                       John Donne and his followers but with the passing of time the same time, because mark of made use of these terms for the first time when doctor Johnson use systems it was in a negative sense to criticize the poetry. Of John Donne and his followers but with the passing of time the same time because a mark of the appraisal of the metaphysical poetry.

 The following are characteristic of the metaphysical poetry.

                                                                    

                   All the metaphysical poets where literate and degree holder they were Scholars man of learning and which they made conscious attempt to display the scholarship and learning in their poetry.

               They wanted to distinguish and different differentiate them slaves from the former poets of Elizabethan age so they made a conscious attempt to display scholarship and learning.

               A critic Helen C white has explain the reason behind why they made a conscious attempt to differ from other according, to her all these sports would have been rejected had the written poetry. Like former poets it was necessary for them to write poetry in a different way because, by the time reading class had increased and the class wanted to read something different. Which was provided by the metaphysical poets Helen C white considered it the demand of time for the metaphysical poets. To write poetry in a different way the metaphysical wanted to give a Unique Identity to their poetry and so they try to display tried to scholarship in their poetry.

            The metaphysical Unlike the Elizabethan poets did not use and employee traditional image in their poetry. They made use of the half light shade image and consider in their poetry, they try to bring image from various field. Just like geometry, agriculture, engineering, biology, and even architecture, the imagine this field give a Novelty to their poetry. And it gave also mentally exercise to the readers of their poetry, on number of the example can be given about it John Donne mix use of biological image.

            The flea for the expression of love in one of his poems. Andrew Marvell in his poems to his Coy mistress uses of geometry, of the compass for the expression of love. George Herbert in his poem” The Pulley” in his poem makes use of time image. From the field of Engineering, mechanical engineering. For the expression of his love for Christianity Herbert made also uses of an architecture image for the expression of Christianity in his poem. The Church porch in brief the metaphysical employed images of different field for their poetry.

Conclusion:

                       Dr Johnson highlighting one drawback of the metaphysical poetry. explain that Dr Johnson their poetry should more a trial of their finger, and not the trial of here what doctor Johnson wants to say is that there is no music and rhythm in the poetry of the metaphysical poets.

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