Question

"The most heterogeneous ideas are yoked by violence together..." said ______ of ______

• A. T.S. Eliot, Victorian Poets
• B. Dr. Johnson, Metaphysical Poets
• C. Dryden, Metaphysical Poets
• D. Dr. Johnson, Neoclassical Poets

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Dr. Johnson, Metaphysical Poets

The statement "The most heterogeneous ideas are yoked by violence together" was said by
Samuel Johnson (Dr. Johnson) in his criticism of the Metaphysical poets.

He used this remark while commenting on poets like:

• John Donne

• George Herbert

He meant that Metaphysical poets often combined very different and striking ideas in unusual comparisons (conceits).