Largely a reaction against the Elizabethan sonnet sequence, most of their poetry uses unconventional meter for dramatic effect.
Samuel Johnson coined the name in his The Lives of the Poets, where he criticized this group for excessive use of "learning" in their work. Members included John Cleveland and Abraham Cowley. Largely a reaction against the Elizabethan sonnet sequence, most of their poetry uses unconventional meter for dramatic effect. For 10 points—name this group of seventeenth- century poets, which also included Andrew Marvell and John Donne.
Samuel Johnson coined the name in his The Lives of the Poets, where he criticized this group for excessive use of "learning" in their work.
{metaphysical} Poets