Use Of Devices In Marilyn Hilton's Full Cicada Moon

In her novel, Full Cicada Moon, Marilyn Hilton uses repetition to show that Mimi or someone else cares about what is repeating. Authors can use repetition to show a theme, certain topic, object, or idea that is important to the story. If a word or phrase is repeated, you hear it multiple times, resulting in the idea sticking in your head.
After Mimi’s first home ec class, Hilton repeats the phrase, “I have a notion”. “I have a notion that Mama and I will go downtown this Saturday. I have a notion that she’ll buy one fabric with flowers for the bottom part and another fabric with stripes for the tie and pocket… And I have a notion that if I sew this apron very fast, I’ll have time to make a skirt” Mimi repeats, “I have a notion” three times