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Metaphysical Poets

Metaphysical Poets. Carpe Diem!. Carpe Diem. Literally “seize the day,” a literary term that urges living in the present moment, especially in pleasurable pursuits. Metaphysical Poetry.

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Metaphysical Poets

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  1. Metaphysical Poets Carpe Diem!

  2. Carpe Diem • Literally “seize the day,” a literary term that urges living in the present moment, especially in pleasurable pursuits

  3. Metaphysical Poetry • If you found the intricacies of the sonnet form and musical language of Elizabethan love poetry artificial, you are not alone. During the 17-century, a number of poets rejected the style the Elizabethan lyric poetry. It became known as metaphysical poetry.

  4. Metaphysical Poetry • It was written in the manner of everyday speech. • Metaphysical means abstract or theoretical reasoning. • They experimented with language in imaginative ways.

  5. Characteristics of Metaphysical Poetry • They used metaphysical conceit - which is an extended metaphor comparing two dissimilar things (remember fire & ice?). • They also used paradox - a statement that seems contradictory but suggests a truth. Example: The only thing certain is that nothing is certain. • Complex sentence patterns • Witty and imaginative plays on words

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