Zhou's portrayal as their teacher is connected to a recurring element in Chinese fiction where Tang and Song Dynasty heroes train under a "celestial master", usually a Taoist immortal, prior to their military exploits.
This is a recurring element in the series, as well as references to other aspects of popular culture.
The Baroque chaconne used a recurring element, often a ground bass, as a hook for variations.
The cutting and repurposing of obscure soundbites is, of course, nothing new in electronic production, yet a recurring element on In Colour is the positioning of the sample as less of a hook, and more of an echo.
A recurring element in his work is the figure of the businessman, portrayed as a conspiring praetor: "The problem now about working in the US is that you are faced with this duality, with this dilemma.
A recurring element at the festival is the contextualising of Beckett's imagination alongside that of another literary master.
A recurring element has the members of its crew playing small games, to pass the time and/or compete with each other.
Zoomorphic aspects are further exhibited by symbols on the roof, which remind observers of cuttlefish bone, a recurring element in the artistic production of Maestro Pomodoro.
In the 80's film "Small Sacrifices", the song was a recurring element.
The high-school years of the main characters are depicted in flashbacks, a recurring element.
"For example, the sakura remains a recurring element in Hiroshige's (1797-1858) epic series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo.
