Bridge
A bridge is a contrasting section in a song or lyric poem that interrupts the main pattern and gives the piece a fresh sound, new perspective, or shift in emotion. It often appears after one or more repeated verses or choruses and then leads back to the main material.
Writers use a bridge to avoid monotony, deepen the meaning, or create a turning point in the poem or song.
Example
I walked the road I knew by heart,
counting each stone, each wire, each tree.
Then came a wind from some new place,
and turned my face toward what could be.
Related Definitions
[n] any of various card games based on whist for four players
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[n] the link between two lenses; rests on nose
[n] a denture anchored to teeth on either side of missing teeth
[n] a wooden support that holds the strings up
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[n] the hard ridge that forms the upper part of the nose; "her glasses left marks on the bridge of her nose"
[n] something resembling a bridge in form or function; "his letters provided a bridge across the centuries"
[v] make a bridge across; "bridge a river"
[v] cross over on a bridge
[v] connect or reduce the distance between
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Related Terms
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