Question

c) What is the 'refrain' in the poem " The brook"? What effect does it create?

Answer 1

In the referred poem,'refrain' is:
for Men may come,men may go but I go on forever.The repetition of the refrain emphasizes the transitory nature of man & the eternal nature of Brook.

Answer 2

In 'The Brook', the poet uses the refrain -
'Men may come and men may go
But I go on forever.'
It signifies that man is mortal, but the brook is eternal as it keeps on flowing forever. The poet uses this refrain to emohasize the major difference between the brook and man. Despite the parallelism he drawa between the brook and man, this strilking feature of tbe brook stands out by means of the use of refrain. The repetition also lends a rhythm and lyrical quality to the poem.