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  What is the 'refrain' in the poem? What effect does it create?            or What is the refrain in the poem The Brook'? What effect does it create?  

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                  The 'refrain' in the poem is "For men may come and men may go, but I go on forever". It tells us the permanent aspect of the brook and the temporary aspect of human life. It gives the central idea of the poem and maintains it throughout the poem.