Returning to the same word, the same sentence or the same construction, at the start of verses or consecutive sentences (anaphora) or throughout the text, to give rhythm, emphasis or insistence.
In The Red and the Black
I won a battle, he said to himself as soon as he found himself in the wood, far from the eyes of men. I won a battle!
The sentence returns identically at the end, "I won a battle!", and the repetition marks the still breathless pride of the young man, who has to say it twice to believe in a victory won "far from the eyes of men".
Book I, Chapter 10: A great heart, Julien Sorel
In the old days, that's how it was! A mason became an officer, became a general; you saw it happen.
Book I, Chapter 29: The first promotion, a mason
I have the happiness of loving!, she thought one day, with a burst of incredible joy. I am in love, I am in love, of course!
Book II, Chapter 11: The empire of a young lady, Mathilde de La Mole (in thought)
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