Poetry Analysis: Love and Loss Themes

What is the primary theme that deviates from the traditional romantic love presented in other poems in the anthology?

What literary device is used to convey the speaker's frustrated lust in the poem?

What is the significance of the competitive aspect of the hunt in the poem?

What can be inferred about the speaker's relationship with the lover from the poem?

What is the literary device used to describe the lover's physical appearance in the poem?

What is the possible interpretation of the extended metaphor of hunting in the poem?

What is the significance of the speaker's inability to 'hold the wind'?

What does the repetition of the consonant 'ow' sounds in the poem suggest?

What is implied if the deer were to be caught in the poem?

What is the speaker's frustration rooted in?

What is the central argument about the power dynamic between the speaker and the female figure in the poem?

What literary device is used in the line 'who list her hunt, I put him out o doubt,/ as well as I may spend my time in vain'?

What is the symbolic significance of the hunt in the poem?

What theme is prominent in both this poem and 'La Belle Dame Sans Merci'?

What is the speaker's mental state in the poem?