Metaphysical Poetry
Published on Nov 22, 2015
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Metaphysical Conceit
- Helen Gardner
- Samuel Johnson
- Extended Analogy
Helen Gardner[2] observed that "a conceit is a comparison whose ingenuity is more striking than its justness" and that "a comparison becomes a conceit when we are made to concede likeness while being strongly conscious of unlikeness."
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Yoking
and
Devouring
“The most heterogeneous
ideas are yoked by violence
together”--Johnson
“Devouring all kinds of
experience”—Eliot
ideas are yoked by violence
together”--Johnson
“Devouring all kinds of
experience”—Eliot
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Metaphysical Poets
- John Donne
- George Herbet
- Andrew Marvell
- Henry Vaughan
- Abraham Cowley
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John Donne
- Lived 1572-1631
- Cleric - Church of England
- Lawyer
- Satire - Society
- True Religion
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