Words / B2

KORR-uh-s/ˈkɔːrəs/

A chorus is the repeated part of a song, a group of singers, or (in drama) a group that comments on the action: the chorus of a song; a Greek chorus. Choir is a singing group (already in the dictionary); refrain is a close lyric twin. Mark the chorus in the poem. Mix-up: chorus vs chaos (already elsewhere); coarse. Do not write chorus for one solo line.

Meaning

The repeated part of a song, or a group of singers; in drama, a group that comments on the action.

Examples

• “Mark the chorus in the poem, not only the first line, the literature paper said.”
• “The Greek chorus comments on the action, which is the drama sense.”

Good to know

the chorus of a song; a chorus of singers; Greek chorus. Close: refrain / choir. Trap: chaos / coarse. Literature, music, and drama. Repeated section, or a commenting group — specify.

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