KnowraMetaphysical poetryLinked fromLinked fromThe 12 pages that link to Metaphysical poetry, each with the reason it gives.All 12Related 2Narrower topic 8Compared with 2PetrarchismCompared with: Its argumentative wit offers a different model from Petrarchism’s conventional language of desire.Restoration literatureCompared with: Its earlier poetic habits contrast with the period’s growing emphasis on public wit and formal restraint.