Presentation is loading. Please wait.

Presentation is loading. Please wait.

METAPHYSICAL POETRY The Whole Experience of Man: Meta=beyond; Physics=science.

Published byAlannah Cooper Modified over 9 years ago

Similar presentations

Presentation on theme: "METAPHYSICAL POETRY The Whole Experience of Man: Meta=beyond; Physics=science."— Presentation transcript:

1 METAPHYSICAL POETRY The Whole Experience of Man: Meta=beyond; Physics=science

2 What is a metaphysical poetry? Explores Explores Intellectual Intellectual Bold emotion Bold emotion Uses allusions—especially to philosophy Uses allusions—especially to philosophy Includes images from science, law, medicine, religion Includes images from science, law, medicine, religion Explores: love, God, Soul, Freedom, Nature of Reality; Reason for Being Explores: love, God, Soul, Freedom, Nature of Reality; Reason for Being

3 CHARACTERISTICS Lyric poems—brief but intense meditations Lyric poems—brief but intense meditations Striking use of wit, irony, wordplay = Striking use of wit, irony, wordplay = called METAPHYSICAL CONCEITS called METAPHYSICAL CONCEITS Argumentative and persuasive Argumentative and persuasive “affects the metaphysical and perplexes the mind” “affects the metaphysical and perplexes the mind” Written in lines of unequal and varying length and rhythms that reflect unpredictable movements of an active mind Written in lines of unequal and varying length and rhythms that reflect unpredictable movements of an active mind

4 METAPHYSICAL CONCEITS Especially complex and ingenious figures of speech Especially complex and ingenious figures of speech A kind of METAPHOR that makes surprising connections between two seemingly dissimilar things A kind of METAPHOR that makes surprising connections between two seemingly dissimilar things Used for an analytical and psychological investigation of love and life Used for an analytical and psychological investigation of love and life Examples: Examples: 1. A lover’s tears are newly minted coins 2. The king’s court is a bowling alley 3. Lovers are holy saints 4. Lovers as two prongs of a compass

5 WHO and WHEN John Donne (The Flea) John Donne (The Flea) Andrew Marvell (To His Coy Mistress) Andrew Marvell (To His Coy Mistress) George Herbert George Herbert Ben Johnson Ben Johnson Robert Herrick (To the Virgins…) Robert Herrick (To the Virgins…) --------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------- 1500’s-1600’s 1500’s-1600’s

Download ppt "METAPHYSICAL POETRY The Whole Experience of Man: Meta=beyond; Physics=science."

Similar presentations

John Donne and Metaphysical Poetry 1572-1631. Metaphysical Poetry Metaphysical poetry is concerned with the whole experience of man The poetry is about.

John Donne and Metaphysical Poetry Metaphysical Poetry Metaphysical poetry is concerned with the whole experience of man The poetry is about.
“The Metaphysical Poets are known for their ability to startle the reader and coax new perspectives through paradoxical images, subtle argument, inventive.

“The Metaphysical Poets are known for their ability to startle the reader and coax new perspectives through paradoxical images, subtle argument, inventive.
A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning by John Donne

A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning by John Donne
Robert Herrick 1591 - 1674.

Robert Herrick
 Metaphysics › the study of the ultimate reality beyond our everyday world, including questions about God, creation, and the afterlife  These poets.

 Metaphysics › the study of the ultimate reality beyond our everyday world, including questions about God, creation, and the afterlife  These poets.
Metaphysical poetry Unknown artist (Ehglish School). Portrait of John Donne, 1631. National Portrait Gallery, London.

Metaphysical poetry Unknown artist (Ehglish School). Portrait of John Donne, National Portrait Gallery, London.
Metaphysical poetry Unknown artist (Ehglish School). Portrait of John Donne, 1631. National Portrait Gallery, London.

Metaphysical poetry Unknown artist (Ehglish School). Portrait of John Donne, National Portrait Gallery, London.
Cavaliers and Metaphysical Poets

Cavaliers and Metaphysical Poets
Key Metaphysical Poets John Donne Henry Vaughn George Herbert Andrew Marvell Abraham Cowley Richard Crashaw.

Key Metaphysical Poets John Donne Henry Vaughn George Herbert Andrew Marvell Abraham Cowley Richard Crashaw.
Metaphysical and Cavalier Poetry

Metaphysical and Cavalier Poetry
17 th Century Literature Sonnet A lyric poem of 14 lines, typically written in iambic pentameter and usually following strict patterns of stanza divisions.

17 th Century Literature Sonnet A lyric poem of 14 lines, typically written in iambic pentameter and usually following strict patterns of stanza divisions.
By Ellie June and Eric Flatt

By Ellie June and Eric Flatt
METAPHYSICAL POETRY PG. 449 John Donne is best known Met. Poet 17 TH Century poets rejected Elizabethan lyric poetry and wrote in the manner of everyday.

METAPHYSICAL POETRY PG. 449 John Donne is best known Met. Poet 17 TH Century poets rejected Elizabethan lyric poetry and wrote in the manner of everyday.
John Donne (1572-1631). I.Introduction 1.Metaphysical School 2.Conceits II.The poem “The Flea” III. The poem “Holy Sonnet 10” or ”Death, Thou Not Be Proud”

John Donne ( ). I.Introduction 1.Metaphysical School 2.Conceits II.The poem “The Flea” III. The poem “Holy Sonnet 10” or ”Death, Thou Not Be Proud”
John Donne 2015-5-181. Life John Donne (1572 ～ 1631), the founder of the metaphysical school of poetry and the greatest representative of the metaphysical.

John Donne Life John Donne (1572 ～ 1631), the founder of the metaphysical school of poetry and the greatest representative of the metaphysical.
Renaissance Poetry.

Renaissance Poetry.
 During the English Renaissance, two major groups of poets emerged:  Metaphysical poets Mainly middle class  Cavalier poets Often aristocrats supported.

 During the English Renaissance, two major groups of poets emerged:  Metaphysical poets Mainly middle class  Cavalier poets Often aristocrats supported.
John Donne (1572-1631). John Donne was the most outstanding of the English Metaphysical Poets and a churchman famous for his spellbinding sermons. born.

John Donne ( ). John Donne was the most outstanding of the English Metaphysical Poets and a churchman famous for his spellbinding sermons. born.
Poetry of the 17 th Century English IV. Changes in England  Small towns  big cities  Increase in reading  Changes in science and religion  Puritanism,

Poetry of the 17 th Century English IV. Changes in England  Small towns  big cities  Increase in reading  Changes in science and religion  Puritanism,
Early 17 th c. Verse A Tale of Two Schools? “The Cavalier Poets”---Sons of Ben John Donne and the “Metaphysicals”

Early 17 th c. Verse A Tale of Two Schools? “The Cavalier Poets”---Sons of Ben John Donne and the “Metaphysicals”

Similar presentations

Ads by Google