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    The Cavalier Poets were supporters of King Charles I during the English Civil War between Parliamentarians and Royalists in 1642-1651. They took inspiration from Ben Jonson and focused on themes of beauty, love, nature, drinking and commenting on the ongoing conflict. Their poetry emphasized grace, clarity of expression and seizing the day. Metaphysical poets of the same era wrote inventive poetry using unconventional metaphors to explore philosophical questions through comparisons of seemingly unrelated objects or concepts. Their work diverged from typical styles and focused on secular subjects influenced by science, geography and religious debate.

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    The Cavalier Poets were supporters of King Charles I during the English Civil War between Parliamentarians and Royalists in 1642-1651. They took inspiration from Ben Jonson and focused on themes of beauty, love, nature, drinking and commenting on the ongoing conflict. Their poetry emphasized grace, clarity of expression and seizing the day. Metaphysical poets of the same era wrote inventive poetry using unconventional metaphors to explore philosophical questions through comparisons of seemingly unrelated objects or concepts. Their work diverged from typical styles and focused on secular subjects influenced by science, geography and religious debate.

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    The Cavalier Poets were supporters of King Charles I during the English Civil War between Parliamentarians and Royalists in 1642-1651. They took inspiration from Ben Jonson and focused on themes of beauty, love, nature, drinking and commenting on the ongoing conflict. Their poetry emphasized grace, clarity of expression and seizing the day. Metaphysical poets of the same era wrote inventive poetry using unconventional metaphors to explore philosophical questions through comparisons of seemingly unrelated objects or concepts. Their work diverged from typical styles and focused on secular subjects influenced by science, geography and religious debate.

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    CAVALIER POETRY

    Cavalier Poets were a group of supporters of Charles I in the English Civil War.
    The English Civil War (1642–1651) was a series of armed conflicts and political
    plans between Parliamentarians and Royalists. These poets were not a formal
    group, but all had similar influences, in particular Ben Jonson.
    Characteristics & Elements:
    1. They used the sonnet form very little.
    2. Their lyrics can be distinguished by their short lines, precise but idiomatic
    diction, and sophisticated and graceful humor.
    3. The poetry gave a nostalgic and retrospective feeling. It celebrated beauty,
    love, nature, sensuality, drinking, elegance, and ironic ease.
    4. Once the war started, most Cavalier Poetry turned its focus to commenting
    on the conflict at hand.
    5. The straightforward and simple meanings coincided with the Cavalier motto
    of “Carpe Diem”, meaning “seize the day.”
    Jonson represents the cavalier strain of poetry, emphasizing grace and clarity of
    expression. The grounds for describing Jonson as the "father" of cavalier poets are
    clear: many of the cavalier poets took inspiration from Jonson's revival of classical
    forms and themes, his subtle melodies, and his disciplined use of wit. Jonson's
    poetry continues to interest scholars for the light which it sheds on English literary
    history, such as politics, systems of patronage, and intellectual attitudes.
    METAPHYSICAL POETRY
    The metaphysical poets were a formally unaffiliated group of British lyric poets of
    the 17th century. They shared an interest in metaphysical concerns ("What is
    there?" and "What is it like?) as well as a common way of investigating them.
    Their work was characterized by an inventiveness of metaphor. These involved
    comparisons being known as metaphysical conceits. In the metaphysical conceit,
    metaphors have a much more purely conceptual, and thus flimsy, relationship
    between the things being compared. Their poetry was influenced greatly by the
    changing times, new sciences and the newly found debauched scene of the 17th
    century.
    Characteristics & Elements:
    Their poetry diverged from the style of their times, containing neither images of
    nature nor allusions to classical mythology. Secular subjects drew them; from
    science, from expanding geographical horizons, and from dialectic (people with
    differing views discuss their views in order to learn and understand the greater
    concept). There was also a strong casuistic element to their work, defining their
    relationship with God.

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