THE METAPHYSICAL Poetry - 17 th Century.

CHIEF POETS : Donne, Carew , George Herbert ,Crashaw ,Vaughan ,Marvell ,Cowley and Cleveland.
The Poets of this age sought to express something behind the simple ,obvious first sense and suggestions of a subject. It is a habitual deviation from naturalness to novelty – both in thought and in style

Marks of Metaphysical poetry:
Wit, ingenuity , use of colloquial speech, wit , varied rhythm and metre , sacred and profane themes ,paradox and dialectics, elliptical thought and terse expression.