The ideas drawn from the poems of John Donne and George Herbert present us with a very distinct view of God and, more generally, of religion. Both were writing in the late 1500s and early 1600s; however the methodologies used by each are very distinct. George Herbert (1593 - 1633), born later than John Donne (1572 - 1631), largely followed Donne's poetic style, although incorporating slight changes: the diction which is evident in Herbert's poetry is much more simpler than Donne's diction, and the metaphors are also easier to understand. What both have in common is the colloquial manner, logical arrangement of the poem's argument and therefore the persuasive nature of the poetry. In Donne's poetry, this logical arrangement particularly helped court the subject of the poetry (usually God or a woman). Donne's metaphors and extended ideas also present themselves in a different way from those used by Herbert; the frequent use of conceits (the surprising and ingenious turn of ideas) stands out throughout the poem, and the final conceit arrives in the last two lines of the poem. These conceits and metaphors were drawn from all areas of life, with an incomparable fondness for ideas from the sciences, explained by the fact that Donne had established the idea of ​​metaphysical poetry which was later taken up by poets like Herbert, Andrew Marvell and Henry Vaughan. Although Herbert is commonly classified as a metaphysical poet, a poet who uses clever conceits and paradoxes to explain intellectual and theological concepts, the conceits he uses are less craft and science based and focus more on on everyday domestic experiences. This is another of the drastic differences between Donne and He...... middle of paper ......t, as Carey suggests. This idea of ​​having God by his side at all times is important to Herbert because this presence guides him throughout life, and therefore he can share his experience with his subjects in order to establish them as virtuous with a sense of orientation. Works CitedReligious Metaphysical Poetry: Donne, Herbert, Vaughan (last accessed 03/30/2010) George Herbert (1593-1633) (last accessed 03/30/2010) Antonio S. Oliver: Views of Death in the poetry by Donne (last accessed 30.03.2010)Rumrich, JP and Chaplain, G. 2006. Seventeenth-century British poetry 1603-1660, WW Norton & Company: a critical Norton edition.