Question

Sonnet 4 by Edmund Spenser main idea

Answer 1

The main idea of this poem is welcoming the new year and spring as an opportunity for a fresh start and new love. The closing lines sum up the main idea well:
"Then you faire flowre, in whome fresh youth doth raine,
     prepare your selfe new love to entertaine."

The 'fair flower' he is referring to is a woman, and he is telling her to get ready ('prepare your selfe') to entertain (discover) new love!