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A-Z: General definitions: Metaphysical
Definition
1. A branch of philosophy 2. The Metaphysical Poets were a group of seventeenth century English poets, including John Donne, George Herbert and Richard Crashaw, who used philosophical ideas extensively in their imagery and especially in conceits.
Figure of speech in which a person or object or happening is described in terms of some other person, object or action, either by saying X is Y (metaphor); or X is like Y (simile). In each case, X is the original, Y is the image.
An image that seems far-fetched or bizarre, but which is cleverly worked out so that the reader can understand the link.
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