Question

What significance does the repetition of the word rage have in this excerpt from "Unanimity has been achieved, not a lot less for its Accidentalness" by Bob Kaufman?

Answer 1

Raga of lip, raga of brass, raga of ultimate come with yesterday,  

raga of a  

parched tongue-walked lip, raga of yellow, raga of  

mellow, raga of  

new, raga of old, raga of blue, raga of gold, raga of air  

spinning into

itself

A. It serves as a musical and rhythmic component that connects key ideas in the poem.

B. It represents a spiritual force the speaker believes everyone shares.

C. It signifies the recurring injustices that the US government performs on society.

D. It is the aesthetic force used to connect concepts such as "yellow," "gold," and "blue."