a refrain is a repeated line in poetry e.g. in Tichbourne's Elegy by Charles Tichbourne he repeats 'and now my life is done' at the end of every stanza to empahsise his sense of regret and doom at his impending execution
a refrain is a repeated line in poetry
e.g. in Tichbourne's Elegy by Charles Tichbourne he repeats 'and now my life is done' at the end of every stanza to empahsise his sense of regret and doom at his impending execution
It's basically like the chorus of a song, but there is no music in poetry so it is a refrain or a word or group of words that repeats throughout the piece. The Raven by Poe is a classic example in it's repeating of "Nevermore."
Crosswordese 101: Today's fill is actually pretty good. Where are the prime offenders of crosswordese? There's not much to choose from for today's lesson. Let's go with a junky little fragment that most of us probably never use as a word outside of a crossword grid: TRA (63D: Musical syllable). That's part of the longer "tra-la" or "tra-la-la." TRA clues are generally along the lines of "song syllable," "refrain syllable," "___ la la," or "la preceder." That's one of the things that makes TRA such lame crossword fill: Not only is it not something we say, not only is it a dangling fragment, but it's also something that does not lend itself to interesting clueing options. says Mr. T
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I'd go with "refrained".
'I wanted to slam the door in front of his face but I refrained from doing so.'
I want you to refrain from slamming doors in people's faces.
the examples are ;
if the poem repeats the same statement then it is said to be refrain.
1. for men may come and men may go but i go on for ever
Assonance is refrain of vowel to create rhyming within a phraseor sentence.
Please refrain from using your cell phone during the meeting.
abstain = to do without It is good for your liver if you abstain from alcohol and good for your lungs if you abstain from smoking u should not smoke no matter what? =]
I plan to refrain from dancing today.There are two ways. As a verb:"He refrained from having a second cocktail, as he knew he would be driving later".As a noun:"The soloist sang the verses of the song, while the entire congregation joined in on the refrain".
Refrain and persists are close to being opposites, so they are antonyms.
Please refrain from smoking in the lavatories.
Assonance is refrain of vowel to create rhyming within a phraseor sentence.
A sentence is automatically bad when the word 'unheard' is used within it. Please refrain from using it again.
yes try looking up the word in the dictionary
Please refrain from using your cell phone during the meeting.
Since the woman is on a diet, she must refrain from eating fried foods.
abstain = to do without It is good for your liver if you abstain from alcohol and good for your lungs if you abstain from smoking u should not smoke no matter what? =]
refrain is a sentence that comes again and again in poem fore eg in this poem brooke _for men may come and m en may go but i go on forever
The sign on the wall said "Henceforward, all elves will refrain from tasting the Christmas chocolates."
There is no refrain
This is defined as a refrain. These can also be found quite often in songs.
I plan to refrain from dancing today.There are two ways. As a verb:"He refrained from having a second cocktail, as he knew he would be driving later".As a noun:"The soloist sang the verses of the song, while the entire congregation joined in on the refrain".