Sir Thomas Wyatt's poem "Whoso List to Hunt" is an adaptation of the age-old courting rituals of males and females; it may also be an intimation of the relationship between Wyatt and Anne Boleyn. The allegorical meaning within the poem is not missed, nor is the presence of personification. Wyatt ...

A sonnet is a fourteen-line poem in iambic pentameter with a carefully patterned rhyme scheme. Few poets have ever truly mastered the art of writing a sonnet. Sonnets are very clear, short, focused projections of a major theme of life. It is an incredibly difficult task to create a masterpiece wi...