"I'd wash the Amazon river and clean the oily Carib & Gulf of Mexico,
Rub that smog off the North Pole, wipe up all the pipelines in Alaska,
Rub a dub dub for Rocky Flats and Los Alamos, Flush that sparkly
Cesium out of Love Canal"
In this excerpt, Ginsberg uses repetition to reinforce his idea that:
the world is in need of a good cleansing.
anything is possible with determination.
mankind should be more appreciative of nature.
manmade disasters are a result of modern technology.
In this excerpt from the poem, Ginsberg uses repetition to reinforce his idea that the world is in need of a good cleansing. By repeating phrases such as "wash the Amazon river," "clean the oily Carib & Gulf of Mexico," "rub that smog off the North Pole," and "wipe up all the pipelines in Alaska," Ginsberg emphasizes the need to clean and restore various natural environments. This repetition suggests that the world is polluted and in need of purification. Therefore, the correct answer is: the world is in need of a good cleansing.
the world is in need of a good cleansing.
What do you think?
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