How does the author use repetition in the novel, The Underneath?

Repetition is technique that is readily apparent in Appelt's writing. In talking about the rules in the novel the words “do not” are repeated regularly. “Do not get in front of Gar Face and his gun. Do not...”. Certain words are repeated as well. "Soon," for instance, is a word that is used often in reference to Grandmother. The idea of "a price having to be paid" is also a phrase used often by Grandmother. Each of the words is stretched when spoken, almost as one might imagine a snake hissing the words out.