Question

What literary device is heavily used in this poem to explore abstract ideas through concrete images?

• A. Personification
• B. Metaphysical conceit
• C. Simile
• D. Alliteration

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Metaphysical conceit

• A metaphysical conceit is a type of extended metaphor commonly used by poets like John Donne to draw an unexpected or elaborate comparison between two very different things, often blending the physical with the spiritual or abstract.