Function: noun
Date: 1918
: repetition in each stanza (as of a ballad) of part of the preceding stanza usually with a slight change in wording for dramatic effect
Function: noun
Date: 1918
: repetition in each stanza (as of a ballad) of part of the preceding stanza usually with a slight change in wording for dramatic effect
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012