Ezra Pound's "Cantos" may be called a modernist epic, though its form ultimately defies classification. Pound's poem alludes to which of the following epic poems ?
Correct answer: C. The Odyssey
- A. The Mahabharata
- B. Paradise Lost
- C. The Odyssey
- D. The Aeneid
Explanation
The Cantos draws heavily on the structure and subject matter of epic journeys, especially Homer's Odyssey, while combining historical, mythological, and modern materials. Its allusive method makes it a modernist epic without a conventional epic form.
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