What author wrote the poem "Whoso list to hunt" ?
Correct answer: C. Thomas Wyatt
- A. Sir Philip Sidney
- B. Sir Thomas More
- C. Thomas Wyatt
- D. Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey
Explanation
Thomas Wyatt wrote Whoso List to Hunt, an English adaptation of Petrarch's sonnet about pursuing a hind. The poem is often linked to Wyatt's courtly experience and is not by Sidney or Surrey.
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