Q: In which poet's life did Dr Johnson apply the term metaphysical school of poets?
a) Life of Donne
b) Life of Milton
c) Life of Pope
d) Life of Cowley
Correct answer: d) Life of Cowley
Dr Johnson & His Works
Dr Johnson declared in his "Life of Cowley" (1779) that at the beginning of the 17th century appeared a race of writers that may be termed the metaphysical poets. Who first used the term metaphysical poets. This term was coined by the poet and critical Dr Johnson to describe a loose group of English lyric poets of the seventeenth century, whose work was characterized by the inventive use of conceits and by speculation about topics such as love or religion.
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