"Wretched" is a recurring word, marking the gap between our bodies' limitations, the hardship of physical human existence, and the infinity of man's imagination.
A recurring word in Roberto Martínez's recent post-match interviews has been "arrogance"; it's particularly striking coming from one of the humblest men in the Premier League.
It is a year again since they poured The dumb ground into your mouth: And yet we know, by some recurring word Or look caught unawares, that you still drive Our thoughts like the smart cobs of your youth – When you and the world were alive.
His poems ring many changes, delicate and precise, on what is "fugitive" (a recurring word here), even as his ears remain preternaturally open to the America of attack jets, talk radio and holiday gatherings "with the TV going all the while".
If there is a recurring word or phrase in your lyrics which sums up the message you are trying to get across then play around with it until you get something catchy Listen to the song's music and close your eyes, name your song the first word that pops into your head.
That is, he is "schizophrenic," the recurring word of the moment: he favors a Palestinian state with secure borders but, at the same time, supports Sharon's incursions as a necessary response to the "existential threat" that suicide bombers pose to Israeli society.
