Johnson said this kind of wit sometimes felt cold and unnatural Sharp Wit and Thought Metaphysical poetry used strong thinking The poets were full of wit and knowledge They liked to play with hard ideas They talked about love death and the soul in deep ways But they often forgot their real feelings Johnson said their poems were full of brain but not full of heart Here is an example of Cowley s wit Wit like all other things subject by their nature to the choice of man has its changes and fashions and at different times takes different forms Blend of Themes These poets mixed many subjects in one poem They wrote about love and also about God They used science and logic in poems of the heart This made their poems different Cowley Donne and others used high learning But their style was not for all In short Metaphysical poems are full of wit conceits and deep ideas The poets used logic more than emotion Their style was bold but not always clear Johnson praised their skill but also pointed out their faults