The characteristics of metaphysical poetry can be seen throughout John Donne's Holy Sonnet VI. By looking at the topic, setting, theme, stylistic features, and tone in Holy Sonnet VI, we can grasp an understanding of the characteristics of metaphysical poetry. The subject of Holy Sonnet VI is a prayer to God asking him to forgive him. He states in line 12 that he doesn't want God to judge him by his earlier, physical sins but to …showed first 75 words of 747 total…

…showed last 75 words of 747 total…His use of symbols in the poem is also a constant feature. In the poem Holy Sonnet VI, I see an image of a man pleading for forgiveness from God. I have this feeling because of all the requests John Donne makes of God. This leaves me with a tense impression of the mood. By looking at all the features in Donne's Holy Sonnet VI, we can start understanding the many characteristics of metaphysical poetry.