It may then be objected that the burnt offering and its traditional accompaniments, the cereal offering and the drink offering, each symbolized much the same thing, thereby rendering the latter two redundant. However, this is characteristic of symbolism38 and indeed of much great art. Saying the same thing in a variety of ways reinforces and enhances communication. Remarks made only once are generally unimportant and soon forgotten. Elegant repetition and variation characterize great music, drama,