Which of the following is true of Ezra Pound's "Canto XIV" ?
Correct answer: D. All of the above
- A. It contains almost hellish imagery, such as: "Melting like dirty wax,/decayed candles, the bums sinking lower,/faces submerged under hams."
- B. It explores the theme of the perversion of language.
- C. It deeply identifies with Dante's "Inferno" in terms of tone and thick description.
- D. All of the above
Explanation
Canto XIV uses grotesque, infernal imagery and draws strongly on Dante's Inferno, while also presenting language as corrupted or perverted. The quoted images and these thematic features make all three statements applicable.
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