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**//Metaphysical Poetry//**
It is very difficult to define exactly what "metaphysical poetry" is.

The closest definition is that it is an "extended comparison." (Eliot, 1921)

This is where the metaphysical comes in. One of the main doctrines of metaphysics is //connectivity// (Laszlo, 2003), the idea that all things are connected. This has been the main area of criticism for the metaphysical poets. According to Samuel Johnson, metaphysical poets use "'the most heterogeneous ideas are yoked by violence together. " I seem to be reminded in this description of the poem on studying poetry as well as something I have read in somewhat of an overview of the Hindu Religion. //Yoga//, the meditative practice we so often tie to metaphysics, translates roughly to "to yoke," as the practitioner is "yoking" the the body and the mind together. Therefore, one of the most central elements of the metaphysical poem is the //conceit//.

Eliot, T. S. "The Metaphysical Poets." 2 Oct. 1921. File last modified on Spring 2007. //Centenary College//. Web. 20 Mar. 2011. .