In these opening lines from Wyatt's "Whoso List to Hunt," the speaker has given up on "capturing" a woman. The lines suggest that the speaker used to pursue this woman like a hunter pursuing a deer, but now he can no longer continue his pursuit. The use of hunting imagery metaphorically represents the speaker's desire to win over or possess the woman, but he has become weary and resigned to the fact that he can no longer pursue her. To determine the answer, one must analyze the poem and interpret the meaning of the lines in their context.
In these opening lines from Wyatt's "Whoso List to Hunt," the speaker has given up on "capturing" a woman.
