Discuss Andrew Marvell as a metaphysical poet.

Andrew Marvell in his poem "To His Coy Mistress"
demonstrates two characteristics of poetry we, today, categorize as
metaphysical.

He uses stretched metaphors, for example.  In
part one of his syllogism, or logical argument designed to convince his target--a
woman--to sleep with him, he refers to their love as "vegetable love."  The idea is that
if they were immortal and could spend centuries in the wooing stage
of love making, their love could grow as slowly as a vegetable.  The metaphor is
stretched, of course.  The slow growing rate of a vegetable is not normally compared to
love growing.

Secondly, Marvell displays and revels in his
wit and intelligence and learning.  In the second part of his syllogism, in which he
centers on the mortality of humans, he concludes with

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The grave's a fine and private
place,

But none, I think, do there
embrace.

And later, in part
three, he says that the lovers should be like "amorous birds of
prey."

The grave couplet demonstrates his wit and keeps the
poem a little lighter than the morbid imagery might otherwise make
it.

The comparison of lovers to loving predators
demonstrates both a stretched metaphor and wit.

The
stretched metaphors, the wit displayed, and, additionally, the carpe diem theme, mark
Marvell as a metaphysical poet.