From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Repetition is the simple repeating of a word, within a sentence or a poetical line, with no particular placement of the words, in order to secure emphasis. This is such a common literary device that it is almost never even noted as a figure of speech.rom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Repetition is the simple repeating of a word, within a sentence or a poetical line, with no particular placement of the words, in order to secure emphasis. This is such a common literary device that it is almost never even noted as a figure of speech.
An addiction to cocaine and heroin may have led to Owen Wilson's Sunday suicide attempt, according to a report in Us Weekly magazine.
Brian Wilson eventually had a nervous breakdown and left the group. Dennis Wilson died 1983 in a diving accident. In 1981, Carl Wilson, saying he had grown tired of the group's focus on nostalgia and lack of musical growth, left to pursue a solo career. But he later changed his mind and rejoined the Beach Boys, performing with them until his death.