What characteristics of seventeenth century Metaphysical poetry sparked the enthusiasm of modernist poets and critics ?
Correct answer: D. A and B
- A. its intellectual complexity
- B. its union of thought and passion
- C. its uncompromising engagement with politics
- D. A and B
Explanation
Modernists admired Metaphysical poetry for joining intellectual ingenuity with strong emotion, often through elaborate conceits and surprising connections. Its political engagement was not the characteristic that chiefly attracted modernist writers and critics.
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