Question

What term is best used to describe this passage that repeats throughout the poem the wind?

O wind, a-blowing all day long,
O wind, that sings so loud a song!

A verse
B refrain
C Stanza
D Hyperbole

Answer 1

B. Refrain

Refrain is a verse, a line, or a group of lines that appears at the end of stanza.

These two lines appear at the end of each stanza in the poem, so the answer is B.

Answer 2

The term which is best used to describe the above passage that repeats throughout the poem "The Wind" is:

B. refrain

Step-by-step explanation:

When a verse or phrase is repeated after the end of each stanza in a poem, it is termed to be the refrain. It denotes the end and a beginning of a particular idea or thought. It occurs at a regular interval in the poem. In the poem, "The Wind" the above lines are the refrains.