Was Jonathan swift a metaphysical poet?

Yes, he was most famous as a metaphysical poet. He uses many metaphors in his works, but also wrote anonymous satire prose. See the fact file below, compiled by me, for more information about him.

· Born on the 31st of March, 1621, died on the 16th of August, 1978

· He was a poet

· He was the son of a Church of England clergyman

· He was a metaphysical poet - someone who showed their inventiveness through use of metaphors

· To His Coy Mistress is one of his most famous poems

· Marvell wrote his first poems when he was still at university. These poems were in Latin or Greek

· He was wealthy - he earned £200 a year, which showed that he was very financially secure

· He wrote anonymous prose satires, which criticized the monarchy and Catholicism

· He toyed with the idea of becoming Catholic when he was quite young, although he became a non pure Parliamentarian

· When he was still alive, his prose satires were more popular than his verse

· A lot of his poems were not publishes until around three years after his death

· His poetry is often witty and elaborate, with an elegant style commonly used by metaphysical poets

· A lot of his poems were written about current events, whether they may be personal or public