Q: The term 'Metaphysical School of Poets' was first applied to Donne and his companion poets by:
a) John Dryden
b) Samuel Butler
c) John Bunyan
d) Dr Johnson
Correct answer: d) Dr Johnson
Explanation of English Literature MCQs Test
Metaphysical School of Poets
The term "Metaphysical" was first used by Dr Johnson, who borrowed it from John Dryden's phrase about John Donne. "Metaphysical" poet is any of the poets in seventeenth-century England who inclined toward the personal and intellectual complexity and concentration that is displayed in the poetry of John Donne. Metaphysical poetry is less concerned with expressing feeling than with analyzing it, with the poet exploring the recesses of his consciousness. The boldness of literary devices used especially obliquity, irony and Paradox are often reinforced by a dramatic directness of language and by rhythms derived from that of living speech.
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