Question

The metaphysical poets introduced various changes in the language of love poetry as a reaction to some norms of Elizabethan poetry. What were the metaphysical poets reacting against?

Answer 1

I believe that the metaphysical poets introduced all of those changes and were reacting against the flowery language used in Elizabethan lyrics.

Answer 2

The metaphysical poets introduced various changes in the language of love poetry as a reaction to some norms of Elizabethan poetry. The metaphysical poets were reacting against  the flowery language that was used in Elizabethan poetry.

The metaphysical poets were a small group of English lyric poets of the 17th century. They aimed to change the high-flown language of Elizabethan poetry. Flowery language refers to the fact that a language contains long, literary expressions.