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.
Murry Wilson died of a heart attack in 1973, aged 55. Dennis, the middle son, drowned in a Los Angeles marina in 1983. Carl, the youngest, succumbed to cancer in 1998, shortly after the death of Audree. Brian, now 67, continues to perform around the world to great acclaim.