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• How does Eliot distinguish between the intellectual poets and the reflective poets?How does Eliot distinguish between the intellectual poets and the reflective poets? Whom does he prefer, and why? In his famous essay “The Metaphysical Poets” (1921), T.S. Eliot (1888-1965) explains how there are two kinds[Expand...]
• How does Eliot praise Donne’s ability to unify the intellectual thoughts and sensation of feelings?How does Eliot praise Donne’s ability to unify the intellectual thoughts and sensation of feelings? Elucidate.  T. S. Eliot was a great poet and critic. He lived from 1888 to 1965. His famous essay, “The[Expand...]
• How does Eliot refute Johnson’s remark on the poets whom he classified as metaphysical? How does Eliot refute Johnson’s remark on the poets whom he classified as metaphysical?  T.S. Eliot’s (1888-1965) essay “The Metaphysical Poets” (1921) talks about how poets like John Donne and Andrew Marvell wrote poetry. Their[Expand...]
• What are the Similarities between Some Elizabethan Dramatists and Metaphysical PoetsAccording to Eliot, what are the similarities between some Elizabethan dramatists and Metaphysical poets like Donne and Herbert?  Eliot shows some similarities between some Elizabethan dramatists and some metaphysical poets like Donne and Herbert. What[Expand...]
• Comparison between Metaphysical Poets and Modern PoetsMake a comparison between Metaphysical Poets and Modern Poets. Metaphysical poets like John Donne (1572-1631) and George Herbert (1593-1633) wrote poems long ago in the 17th century. Modern poets like T.S. Eliot (1888-1965) and Ezra[Expand...]
• How Does Eliot Distinguish between ‘the Unification of Sensibility’ and ‘the Dissociation of sensibility’?How does Eliot distinguish between ‘the unification of sensibility’ and ‘the dissociation of sensibility’? T.S. Eliot (1888-1965) was both a poet and a critic. His essay "The Metaphysical Poets" was published in 1921. Eliot discusses[Expand...]
• What does Eliot mean by ‘dissociation of sensibility’? Discuss.What does Eliot mean by ‘dissociation of sensibility’? Discuss. [NU: 2018, 22] ★★★ Thomas Stearns Eliot (1888-1965) was a famous modern critic and poet. His essay, “The Metaphysical Poets,” was published in 1921. In this[Expand...]
• What method does Eliot suggest for the assessment of the poets wrongly called the metaphysicals by Johnson?What method does Eliot suggest for the assessment of the poets wrongly called the metaphysicals by Johnson? What would such a method lead to? [NU: 2019] S. Eliot (1888-1965) was a famous modern critic and[Expand...]
• How does Eliot justify that the Elizabethan and the Jacobean poets were intelligent and the later poets were reflective?How does Eliot justify that the Elizabethan and the Jacobean poets were intelligent and the later poets were reflective? [NU: 2019, 22] T. S. Eliot (1888-1965) was a famous modern critic and poet. His essay,[Expand...]
• What similarities does Eliot discover between the modern poets and the metaphysicals?What similarities does Eliot discover between the modern poets and the metaphysicals? [NU: 2017, 20] ★★★ T. S. Eliot (1888-1965) was a renowned modern critic and poet. His essay, "The Metaphysical Poets," was published in[Expand...]
• What are the influences of Milton and Dryden on the poets of the later ages?What are the influences of Milton and Dryden on the poets of the later ages? [NU: 2018, 22] ★★★ Or, What are the two effects of Milton and Dryden on the poets of the later[Expand...]
• How did Eliot assess Johnson as a critic of the metaphysical poets?How did Eliot assess Johnson as a critic of the metaphysical poets? [NU: 2017] Or, What is Eliot’s assessment of Johnson as a critic of the metaphysical poet? [NU: 2019, 22] ★★★ T.S. Eliot (1888–1965)[Expand...]
• Write a short note on metaphysical poetry.Write a short note on metaphysical poetry. [NU: 2017, 20, 22] ★★★    T. S. Eliot (1888–1965) was a great dramatist, critic, and poet. His essay "The Metaphysical Poets" came out in 1921. For the[Expand...]
• Brief Question of "The Metaphysical Poets".Brief Question of "The Metaphysical Poets". Who was T.S. Eliot? Ans: T.S. Eliot was a great 20th-century poet, critic, and dramatist. How does Eliot describe 17th-century poetry? Ans: It is “more often named than read,[Expand...]