Moderate

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.

Last updated

Practise Poetry

889 free Poetry MCQs from English Literature, each with the correct answer and an explanation. Unlimited attempts, no account needed.

Exams that ask English Literature questions like this

English Literature is on 2 papers prepared for on TestUstad, and all of them draw the same bank, so this question is worth knowing for every one of them.

Related questions