Metaphysical Poetry Quiz : Metaphysical is a philosophical concept used in literature to describe things or ideas that are beyond physical reality. In the word “metaphysical,” there is a combination of two words ‘meta’ and ‘physical.’ The first word “meta” means beyond. Metaphysical means beyond physical, beyond what is normal and ordinary. Clearly, this refers to objects/ideas outside of this physical world.
Metaphysical Poets and Their Notable Works:
| Poet | Notable Works | Key Themes |
|---|---|---|
| John Donne | – The Flea | Love, religion, mortality, metaphysics |
| – A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning | ||
| – Holy Sonnets | ||
| – The Canonization | ||
| George Herbert | – The Temple | Faith, spirituality, divine love |
| – Love (III) | ||
| – The Collar | ||
| Andrew Marvell | – To His Coy Mistress | Love, time, nature, carpe diem |
| – The Garden | ||
| – A Dialogue Between the Soul and Body | ||
| Richard Crashaw | – Steps to the Temple | Religious ecstasy, devotion |
| – The Weeper | ||
| Henry Vaughan | – Silex Scintillans | Mysticism, eternity, spirituality |
| – The Retreat | ||
| – The World | ||
| Abraham Cowley | – The Mistress | Love, personal emotion |
| – Pindaric Odes | ||
| Thomas Carew | – An Elegy upon the Death of the Dean of Paul’s (John Donne) | Love, wit, metaphysical style |
| – A Rapture | ||
| Edward Herbert | – De Veritate | Philosophy, metaphysics, rationalism |
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