The Puritan period, United Kingdom was once a Republic in this age for 40 years, led by Oliver Cromwell, the difficulty of determining the Prostestan and Elizabeth Catholic, eventually building the Church "Anglican Church". Atrocities occurred in this century, Charles I, Charles II, slain move and return to England. The 17th century began to America, the puritan was America's first imirgan.Poetry in this period known three types of metaphysical poetry, poem, poems, poetry and cavalier purists.1. The Metaphysical Poetry The poem was first used by Dr. Samuel Johnson (1709-1786), a prominent poet of the 18th century. Metaphysical poetry prefer intellect than the emotion, so in his poetry gained many science terms. Metaphysical characteristics which evolved in the 17th century and the end is always dense short poems: the meaning and usage of words, imagination is efficient, the use of the harsh and abusive language, the use of the term science and theme revolves around the duplicitous nature of man's physical and spiritual. The metaphysical poet, the most prominent being:John Donne (1572-1631), as the primary metaphysical poet was born into a Roman Catholic family traditions are strong. In describing the ideas in puisiny, John Donne use no comparison-a comparison of conventional, but using the fantastic and hyperbole. His most notable are "The Sun Rising". 2. Penyair Cavalier atau RoyalistPara penyair Cavalier adalah pengikut setia Raja Charles I, memiliki semangat jiwa yang berbeda dengan kelompok penyair metafisik. Mereka mencintai kehidupan duniawi dan tidak begitu fanatik terhadap agama.Penyair-penyair yang menonjol antara lain Robert Herrick (1591-1674) dengan sajaknya To The Virgin to Make Much of Time, Thomas Carew (1595-1639) dengan sajaknya To His Mistress in Absence, dan Richard Levelace (1618-1658) dengan sajaknya To Althea from Prison.3. Penyair Puritan Penyair Puritan yang menonjol adalah John Milton (1608-1674). Disamping menjadi seorang penyair, ia juga menjabat sebagai sekretaris urusan Luar Negeri Oliver Cromwell. Milton dibesarkan menurut ajaran-ajaran Puritan dan sejak kecil sudah menyenangi musik, puisi dan keindahan. Ia memiliki semangat Renaissance dan sangat taat beragama. Karya Milton yang sangat terkenal adalah “Paradise Lost” sebuah sajak epik yang terdiri dari 12 buku, ditulis dalam bentuk “blank verse”.
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