Question

What did Pound draw from in Whitman's poetry, and what did he want to change?

Answer 1

Walt Whitman is America’s world poet—a latter-day successor to Homer, Virgil, Dante, and Shakespeare. In Leaves of Grass (1855, 1891-2), he celebrated democracy, nature, love, and friendship.

Step-by-step explanation:

According to The Longman Anthology of Poetry, “Whitman received little public acclaim for his poems during his lifetime for several reasons: this openness regarding sex, his self-presentation as a rough working man, and his stylistic innovations.

Answer 2

Answer:Ezra Pound as a poet is considered the most responsible nad defining a modernist idea.

Explanation:No.1. Pound begins the poem by acknowledging his animosity towards poet Whitman.

No.2. Pound initially detested Walt Whitman then over a period of time offers him a pact of friendship.

No. 3. Ezra Pound disliked Whitman's crudeness and barbaric yawp. He also got a feeling that Whitman was an epitome of American authenticity.

No. 4. Whitman was also viewed as a creative antithesis.