In literary language, "recurrent" functions as a powerful descriptor that emphasizes the persistence or cyclical return of emotions, phenomena, or narrative motifs. It can highlight the perpetual nature of human feelings—as seen in the "ever-recurrent cries in human feeling" ([1]) and the repeated, underlying desire for companionship ([2])—or evoke the rhythmic, almost hypnotic pulse of the natural and urban landscape, such as the steady return of street lamp flares or the recurring noise of city life ([3], [4]). At times the term accentuates how physiological or psychological states, like feverish expectancy ([5]) or self-contempt ([6]), continually resurface to shape the character’s inner life. In its varied deployment, "recurrent" links tangible sensations and emotional states to the broader, inescapable cycles of existence, enriching the narrative with layers of temporal and experiential repetition ([7], [8]).