Adam Henry: Repetition is a great tool to show difference, structure thought, and question authenticity. It’s a way for me to understand and study the logic behind things.

Anaphora (repetition at the beginning of the clauses) pairs beautifully with parallelism (similar grammatical structure). Together, they build rhythm, momentum, and emphasis.

Allen Cadwallader, Schenker's Unpublished Graphic Analysis of Brahms's Intermezzo Op. 117, No. 2: Tonal Structure and Concealed Motivic Repetition, Music Theory Spectrum, Vol. 6 (Spring, 1984), pp.