The Metaphysical Poets

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Brief Question of The Metaphysical Poets Who was T S Eliot Ans T S Eliot was a great th-century poet critic and dramatist How does Eliot describe th-century poetry Ans It is more often named than read and more often read than studied What is Eliot s brief comment on Grierson s anthology Ans He calls it a piece of criticism and a provocation of criticism How does Eliot brand Grierson s Metaphysical Poetry Ans As a so-called school or movement of poetry What is extremely difficult about metaphysical poetry Ans Defining it and deciding which poets and lines belong to it Which two poets are nearest to Donne Ans Marvell and Bishop King To which period does Donne s poetry belong Ans The late Elizabethan period Where did Jonson borrow from Ans From Latin What is common in Donne and Cowley Ans Both use an elaborate poetic device What

device do Donne and Cowley use Ans Extending a figure of speech as far as possible What simile is in Donne s A Valediction lines Ans Between a geographer s globe and a tear of the beloved How does Eliot describe Donne s line A bracelet of bright hair about the bone Ans As telescoping images and multiplying associations Where does the force of the impeachment lie Ans In ideas being yoked but not truly united How is Herbert s language Ans Simple and elegant What kind of simplicity is in Herbert s language Ans Extreme simplicity hard for modern poets to copy How is Herbert s sentence structure Ans Complex but true to thought and feeling What method does Eliot suggest to define metaphysical poetry Ans Assume th-century poets were a natural growth from the previous age What do later Elizabethan and Jacobean poets express Ans A sensibility not found in prose of their time Who influenced the later dramatists except Marlowe Ans Montaigne How was Marlowe as a dramatist Ans A man of prodigious intelligence How are thought and feeling related in Chapman Ans Thought is felt directly or turned into feeling What is the similarity between Chapman and Donne Ans Both have a direct sensuous grasp of thought When did dissociation of sensibility set in Ans In the th century What are the features of the sentimental age Ans Revolt against reason and description unbalanced thought and feeling When would metaphysical poets not be called metaphysical Ans If poetry had continued directly from them without a break When is a poet better for being more intelligent Ans When more intelligence gives him more interests What quality does Eliot praise in the metaphysical poets despite faults Ans Their effort to find exact words for states of mind and feeling What is not a permanent necessity for poets Ans Interest in philosophy or any one subject What does our civilization comprehend Ans Great variety and complexity What does Eliot think about looking into our hearts Ans It is not deep enough What more is needed than looking into hearts Ans Looking into mind nerves and even bodily systems What does Eliot regret about Grierson s anthology Ans The omission of Townshend s poem Dialogue between a Pilgrim and Time What is dissociation of sensibility Ans Separation of thought from feeling in poetry after the th century How did Johnson define metaphysical poetry Ans By pointing out its faults Why is Donne more successful than Cowley Ans He uses short words and sharp contrasts in comparisons What is extremely difficult about metaphysical poetry Ans To define it and decide its true examples How is the experience of an ordinary man Ans Chaotic irregular and fragmentary With whom does Eliot compare metaphysical poets Ans Dante Guido Cavalcanti Guinicelli and Cino How is the language of the metaphysical poets Ans Generally simple and pure What does Eliot conclude about the metaphysical poets Ans They are in the main flow of English poetry their faults should be judged by this standard What is sensibility in Eliot s view Ans A union of thought and feeling Why does Eliot praise the metaphysical poets Ans For seeking exact words for mental and emotional states What are some special qualities of metaphysical poets Ans Wit originality obscurity and quaintness

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