The Hind PDF - Sir Thomas Wyatt

The Hind – By sir Thomas wyatt The general meaning: In this sonnet the poem talks about a specific kind of a female of deer to describe metaphorically the beauty of a lady. The detail meaning: Whoso list to hunt, I know where is an hind, ut as for me, alas, I may no more. The poet opens his so...

The Hind – By sir Thomas wyatt The general meaning: In this sonnet the poem talks about a specific kind of a female of deer to describe metaphorically the beauty of a lady. The detail meaning: Whoso list to hunt, I know where is an hind, ut as for me, alas, I may no more. The poet opens his sonnet by the question "who so list to hunt?" which shows disappointment that he is unable to continue chasing this deer (the woman). It's a game of hunting in which it was considered an entertainment. The vain travail hath wearied me so sore, The poet in the third line of this poem suffering from harsh and sorrow feelings because of his unsuccessful attempt to catch this beautiful deer (woman). I am of them that farthest cometh behind. He's conforming the readers and other young men who maybe are deceived in this unfair chase, he warns them that he was at the beginning of this hunting campaign but unluckily he became in the at the end of this hunting campaign or the attempt of catching the deer. Yet may I by no means my wearied mind Then he moves to talk about his mental suffering when he say "weird mind" which reveals melancholic emotions and feelings of losing this beautiful deer (woman or lady). Draw from the deer, but as she fleeth afore The deer (woman) escaped and at this particular moment, the poet became aware of his useless attempt. Fainting I follow. I leave off therefore, Since in a net I seek to hold the wind. Therefore he decided to leave hunting the deer, because he metaphorically compares the possibility of catching wind as more easily than hunting the deer (woman) *This is the first 8 lines, which is the octave of this poem Who list her hunt, I put him out of doubt, The following 6 lines are composing the sestet of the poem, in which the poet is repeating the same question "who so list to hunt?". As well as I, may spend his time in vain. The speaker or the poet realised that chasing of this deer (lady) is a matter of wasting time as he said "spend his time in vain". And graven with diamonds in letters plain There is written, her fair neck round about: Suddenly, the speaker or the poet noticed a precious diamonds and letters around this deer (lady) neck. The diamonds are allusion to the nobility or high ranking position of this deer (lady), while the letters in her necklace it written "noli me tangere", which means "touch me not". This phrase is an allusion to a biblical phrase in which Christ told a sinner woman called "marry magdolenp" to not touch him. 'Noli me tangere, for Caesar's I am, So the speaker or the poet tries to say that both his lady and "mary magdolenp" are sinners but there's forgiveness, also the poet refers to "Caesar" in which the lady in this sonnet is "Ann Boylen" the wife of "king Henry VIII". the poet or the speaker compares "caesar" and "King Henry VIII" of having similar characteristics which was that both were handsome, young men, worriers, having an illegal sexual relations with many other women. And wild for to hold, though I seem tame.' In the last line the deer (lady) came to warn the other men who try to catch her through reminding them that she belongs to another man, who's the king. The theme: The theme of this poem talks about loyalty and love of a woman to a true love of a woman to warn her husband. The setting: The setting of this poem is "Tudor's court" in which hunting combines were made for entertainment of the king Knights, sirs, and noble men, it was considered at that time as a kind sport. The structure of the poem: This sonnet belongs to the "Italian sonnets" in which it's divided into two major parts, the first part is composed of (8) lines and called "octave", while the next part is made of last (6) lines and it's called "sestet". Figures of speech "poetic devices" Meaning devices : Extended metaphor : the whole poem is an extended metaphor in which he compares the deer to a lady Allusion : the diamonds refers to (chest of the lady) Allusion: "caesar" (king Henry viii) Allusion: Wind refers to the useless attempt of chasing the woman. Personification :The animal "deer" is personified as a lady by giving her a human quality. Synecdoche: The diamonds refers to all the woman in the land , also the deer refers the other woman.