refrains
Recurring verses or abstains
Refrains are recurring lines or phrases in songs or poems, typically appearing at the end of each verse.
The word also names acts of holding back: She refrains from commenting on political matters.
A refrain is restraint itself—the discipline of not doing something you might otherwise do.
Curved catching device
- singalongCommunal vocal session
- anthemOfficial song of praise
- repeatDo or say again
- recurringHappening repeatedly over time
catchphrase · burden · tag · response · reprise · turnaround · callback · leitmotif
Metered poetic passage
- stanzaPoem's line grouping
- rhymeMatching terminal sounds
- balladNarrative poem or song
- burdenOppressive weight or duty
envoi · volta · couplet · quatrain · villanelle · sestina · rondeau · rondel
Habitual moderation in behavior
- self-controlAbility to restrain impulses
- abstinenceVoluntary forgoing of indulgences
- willpowerMental strength resisting impulse
- restraintControl over impulses
discipline · forbearance · moderation · sobriety · self-denial · self-restraint · avoids · desists
Pleasing sequence of notes
- harmonyAgreement or musical blend
- hookCurved catching device
- themeCentral recurring concept
- motifRecurring thematic element
reprise · recapitulation · leitmotif · da capo · coda · bridge · interlude · ostinato
Repeated procedural pass
- reiterationSaying something again
- repriseRecurrence of a theme
- recurrenceReturn of something previous
- echoReflected sound wave
rehash · replay · recurring · mantra · litany · catchphrase · slogan · motto
hook
Curved catching device
recurring · catchphrase · burden · tag · response · reprise · turnaround · callback · leitmotif · coda
verse
Metered poetic passage
burden · envoi · volta · couplet · quatrain · villanelle · sestina · rondeau · rondel · anaphora
temperance
Habitual moderation in behavior
- self-controlAbility to restrain impulses
- abstinenceVoluntary forgoing of indulgences
- willpowerMental strength resisting impulse
restraint · discipline · forbearance · moderation · sobriety · self-denial · self-restraint · avoids · desists · foregoes
melody
Pleasing sequence of notes
motif · reprise · recapitulation · leitmotif · da capo · coda · bridge · interlude · ostinato · riff
iteration
Repeated procedural pass
- reiterationSaying something again
- repriseRecurrence of a theme
- recurrenceReturn of something previous
echo · rehash · replay · recurring · mantra · litany · catchphrase · slogan · motto · byword
- literary formsnovel, novels, novella, poetry, poetry collections
- children's versenursery rhymes, children's verse, rhyming verse, bedtime rhymes, silly rhymes
- music partssolos, duets, arias, overtures, codas
- vocal songslieder, folk ballads, love songs, ballads, chansons
- poetry termspoetry, rhyme, verse, rhythm, meter
- church musicanthems, hymnal, masses, hymnbook, canticles
refrainsindulges
Satisfies a desire freely
acts · engages · proceeds · participates · does
refrainspersists
Carries on stubbornly
continues · perseveres · keeps on · carries on · maintains
refrainsassists
Helps or supports
helps · intervenes · joins in · contributes · lends a hand