Whoso List to Hunt Summary

Summary

Lines 1-4

In line 1 of "Whoso List to Hunt," the narrator states that for those who wish to hunt, he knows of a particular...

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I need an analysis of Thomas Wyatt.

Thomas Wyatt was a courtier for Henry VIII of England. He did much traveling and became acquainted with the Italian poet Petrarch. Petrarch is known for developing the Italian sonnet. When Wyatt...
What literary devices are used in "Whoso List to Hunt" by Sir Thomas Wyatt?

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How effective do you find the metaphor of the deer and the hunt in the poem? Is the metaphor...

The extended metaphor of the hunt is indeed an effective one when addressing the theme of the poem and the period in which it was written. Wyatt was an integral part of the Tudor court, and as such...
In "Whoso List to Hunt," does the speaker address his beloved or somebody else?

In Wyatt's "Whoso List to Hunt," the speaker never truly addresses his beloved; however, he is addressing others who are interested in the hunt. Take the first line, for example: "Whoso list to...
In what ways are Wyatt's "Whoso List to Hunt", Howard's "Love That Doth" and Sidney's Astrophil...

This is a very broad question considering that Astrophil and Stella is a sonnet cycle comprised of 108 sonnets and songs of other lyric types, while "Whoso List" and "Love that Lost" are both...