incremental repetition

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noun Prosody.

repetition, with variation, of a refrain or other part of a poem, especially a ballad.

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Origin of incremental repetition

First recorded in 1915–20

Words nearby incremental repetition

increment, incremental, incrementalism, incremental plotter, incremental recorder, incremental repetition, increscent, incretion, incriminate, incross, incrossbred

How to use incremental repetition in a sentence

Kendrick rapidly chants these last lines in repetition with Bilal and Anna Wise sing-shouting behind him, like a rallying cry.
Kendrick Lamar Shuts Down ‘The Colbert Report’ with Untitled Track|Charlise Ferguson|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The next 10 times after that, the sheer repetition made it funny again, like the famous Simpsons rake joke.
Rage Against GamerGate’s Hate Machine: What I Got For Speaking Up|Arthur Chu|November 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Utilizing fear, or taking a reasoned approach to gradual, incremental change?
Jon Stewart Talks ‘Rosewater’ and the ‘Chickensh-t’ Democrats’ Midterm Massacre|Marlow Stern|November 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
"Nowhere to run ain't got nowhere to go," Springsteen sings before launching into the "Born in the U.S.A." chorus in repetition.
Are Politicians Too Dumb to Understand the Lyrics to ‘Born in the USA’?|Parker Molloy|November 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The repetition of that became as tastelessly titillating as showing us a torn arm or a decomposing torso.
To Truly Shame Putin, Show Us the Bodies of MH17|Tim Teeman|July 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It is either thoughtless repetition, or thoughtful Analysis that he must use.
Assimilative Memory|Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)
Endless repetition or repeating a sentence to be memorised over and over again is the usual process.
Assimilative Memory|Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)
Her voice was stern; it bore to the girl's ears a subtle, unworded repetition of the threat the Marquise had already voiced.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini
This Series is usually learned by endless repetition, as a succession of sounds to the ear, or sight to the eye, by mere rote.
Assimilative Memory|Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)
The first is the traditional method of learning by rote or endless repetition.
Assimilative Memory|Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)