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Who first used the term "Metaphysics" in connection with John Donne?

ASamuel Johnson

BJohn Dryden

CT.S. Eliot

DBen Jonson

Answer:

B. John Dryden

Read Explanation:

  • John Dryden used the term in 1693.

  • He mentioned it in relation to Donne’s satires and love poems.

  • This was before Johnson coined "Metaphysical poets" as a group.

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