Definition of Metaphysical poetry ..... The word Metaphysics comes to us from ancient Greece,where it was a combination of two words. Meta means over and beyond and Physic means nature.The combination means over and beyond Physics.Metaphysical is referred as a branch of Philosophy which deals with the first cause and nature of being.It questions the nature of reality in a philosophical way. John Donne was the pioneer who established this new trend of writing Metaphysical poetry.The title "Metaphysical poetry" was given to the poetry of Donne and his school by Dr.Samuel Johnson. So basically this term has been evolved by Samuel Johnson to identify the poetry of the school of John Donne. Characteristic of Metaphysical poetry Doses of wit The most common characteristic is that metaphysical poetry contains a large doses of wit. Serious questions are examined by the poets which may be related with existence of god or with the c