Match the List-I with List-II.

List-I (Poet)		List-II (Poem)
A.	Edmund Spenser	I.	“Whose List to Hunt”
B.	Philip Sidney	II.	“So Cruel Prison how could Betide”
C.	Thomas Wyatt	III.	“The Faerie Queene”
D.	Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey	IV.	“The Defense of Poesy”

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

The correct option is A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II.

To understand why this match is correct, let us analyze the literary works associated with each of the Tudor and Elizabethan poets listed:

1. Edmund Spenser matches with “The Faerie Queene” (A-III):
Edmund Spenser (c. 1552–1599) was one of the premier poets of the Elizabethan era. His most famous masterpiece is The Faerie Queene, an epic allegorical poem that explores different virtues through the adventures of various knights while celebrating the Tudor dynasty and Queen Elizabeth I.

2. Philip Sidney matches with “The Defense of Poesy” (B-IV):
Sir Philip Sidney (1554–1586) was a prominent courtier, soldier, and writer of the Elizabethan age. He wrote The Defense of Poesy (also known as An Apology for Poetry) in response to contemporary attacks on literature. It is considered one of the earliest and most important works of literary criticism in the English language.

3. Thomas Wyatt matches with “Whose List to Hunt” (C-I):
Sir Thomas Wyatt (1503–1542) was a 16th-century English politician and lyric poet who is credited with introducing the sonnet form from Italy into English literature. His poem "Whoso List to Hunt" (spelled in the list as "Whose List to Hunt") is a famous sonnet modeled after Petrarch's Rima 190, widely interpreted as an allegorical depiction of his pursuit of Anne Boleyn.

4. Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey matches with “So Cruel Prison how could Betide” (D-II):
Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey (1516/1517–1547), was a first cousin of Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard. Along with Wyatt, he pioneered English sonnet structures and blank verse. He wrote the poem "So Cruel Prison how could Betide" (sometimes titled "Prisoned in Windsor") during his confinement at Windsor Castle, reflecting on his happier youth spent there.