Question

In Gilgamesh: A New English Version, Gilgamesh repeatedly has dreams and says, "Enkidu, dear friend, I have had a dream."

What effect does this repetition have?

It creates a main idea that the audience can understand, and it establishes Gilgamesh as the main character.
It creates a rhythmic pattern that the audience can follow, and it signals that the audience will hear a new dream.
It creates a new structure that the audience needs to hear, and it shows how long Gilgamesh’s journey has been.
It creates a vivid image that the audience can see, and it establishes a more realistic way of storytelling.

Answer 1

It creates a rhythmic pattern that the audience can follow, and it signals that the audience will hear a new dream.

This repeating formula is a common oral-epic device: it sets up a predictable rhythm, aids memory for storyteller and listeners, and cues the audience that another dream-report (and its interpretation) is about to be given.