A refrain is a few lines or a stanza that is repeated in a poem (or song) at regular intervals.
An example could be:
Old McDonald had a farm,
eeya eeya o
and in his farm he had a chick
eeya eeya o
and a chick chick here and a chick chick there
and a chick chick everywhere
eeya eeya o
So in this poem/song eeya eeya o can be said to be a refrain.
Refrain refers to a repeated line or phrase in a song or poem. It is a part of the structure that is reiterated throughout the piece for emphasis or effect. An example is the refrain "I took the road less traveled by" in Robert Frost's poem "The Road Not Taken."
Packed with original ideas and a first rate cast, The Hunger Games ..."May the odds be ever in your favour," is the refrain of this brutal game show.
Please refrain from using your cell phone during the meeting.
A refrain phrase is a phrase that repeats itself in a poem. Here is an example: There was a tree With a bumblebee It awfully stung me WHY DEOS IT HAVE TO BE ME There was a truck About to hit a tree Instead it hit me then a duck WHY DEOS IT HAVE TO BE ME In these cases, why DEOS it have to be me is the refrain. Sorry about the awful poetry, made them up right on the spot, but it still shows the refrain. Hope this helped!!
The definition of the term withhold is to refrain from giving or allowing. An example might be: refrain from granting (withholding) permission to a 13 year old child wanting to date.
There is no refrain
This is defined as a refrain. These can also be found quite often in songs.
Poems with a refrain have a repeated line or lines that appear at regular intervals throughout the poem. The refrain contributes to the poem's structure and rhythm, often reinforcing the central theme or adding emphasis to key ideas. This technique is commonly used in various forms of poetry, such as ballads, villanelles, and sestinas.
Please refrain from smoking in the lavatories.
A refrain poem in Afrikaans is called a "refrein gedig".
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Refrain and persists are close to being opposites, so they are antonyms.