A self-reflexive refrain is a repeated line or phrase in a poem that not only reinforces theme or mood but also comments on its own status as a refrain, drawing attention to the act of repetition itself as a poetic strategy; such refrains might evolve slightly with each iteration to highlight their artificiality or inevitability—like a chorus that grows more desperate or ironic—thereby transforming the refrain from mere structural device into a meta-poetic meditation on memory, obsession, or the limitations of language to capture experience through cyclical return.

Self-reflexive refrain repeats a line that comments on the act of repetition itself; creates Möbius-strip effect—ideal for poems about writing or time loops.