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Metaphysical and Cavalier Poetry
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Metaphysical and Cavalier Poetry
Marisela Contreras, Louis Garcia, Elioth Acevedo, Angela Riles
John Donne “The Flea”
- John Donne describes two lovers that are bitten by a flea.
- The narrator of the poem tells his partner that this flea is better than marriage since, their blood are being mixed into one.
- This is the conceit that John Donne portrays in this specific poem.
Characteristics
- Cavaliers wrote in contrast to the Metaphysical poets.
- Their poems were shorter, more refined and typically talked about romance.
- Another quality that the Cavaliers despised about the Metaphysical poets were their conceits.
- Cavalier poets took a direct approach and used short metaphors to help readers understand their ideas.
Richard Lovelace “To Lucasta”
- The narrator in this poem is speaking to his love that he left.
- Later he states, even though he loves her, he must give her up for war.
- War is than to be revealed as his new love, since he is to love honor more then her.
Richard Lovelace
Cavalier Poetry
King Charles I
- Meaning of Cavalier: showing a lack of proper concern
- Through out the seventieth century the Cavaliers were known to enjoy life and disregard their moral codes.
- The Cavaliers were members of the hierarchy/aristocracy, which led them to write in favor of King Charles I.
Conceit
Metaphysical Poetry
- Conceit – elaborated ( elongated ) metaphor
- ALL Metaphysical Poets use conceits to confuse their readers and to make them think harder than they have to.
- These conceits would usually be combined with a paradox to confuse the reader.
- Meta- after; after the physical
- The meaning implies that the author will be conveying some sort of religious or “unworldly” experience with the reader.
- Through out all Metaphysical Poetry the literary terms, irony, paradox, and conceit, are used.
- Paradox- a statement that contradicts itself
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