This paper studies the styles, techniques and works of these two very famous
historical poets. It compares Herbert who is
classified as a
metaphysical poet and Taylor who is
classified as a Puritan era poet. It studies Puritan life as Edward Taylor's direct writing influence. It studies the classification issue of these poets and concludes that Taylor should be classified as a metaphysical poet as well because of the properties of his poems. It analyzes several poems by these poets and details their style, meaning and the techniques used. It also examines their great belief and faith in God and how this affected their poetry. Table of Contents: I. Introduction II. Metaphysical Properties of Works III. Motivations for Writing IV. Criticisms of Works V. Writing Styles VI. Methodology VII. Biblical References and Themes VIII. Metrical Forms IX. Man's Unworthiness X. Summary