Abraham Cowley

1618-1667British Metaphysic Poet

Metaphysical Poets• In the 1600’s many English poets broke away from the

forms of poetry that had been popular in Elizabethan times.

• These ‘metaphysical’ poets included John Donne, George Herbert, Richard Crashhaw and Abraham Cowley-being this last one- a decadent representative leading more to a neo-classic mainstream or genre.

First steps into identity

• This extract comes from a longer poem «On My self»

Indeed, an internal reflection that depicts the sense of identity is masterly

rendered in this poem.Not to mention that at this point inBritish history, there was not a held

identity upon citizenship. The tittle does not merely refers to the act of vote at its best yet, it intends to view reality closest

to a day-to-day basis.