I came across 2 sentences that include the repeated words.

1) **流れ流れた** ドヤ街で へんなおやじにつきまとわれて...

2) マスコミ利用し世間からせしめた黄金百万両！ **御用御用** とむらがる捕り手あたるをさいわいぶったおし...

I would like to know if there is any meaning other than their literal
meanings. Or is the purpose of repeated words just emphasizing their original
meaning?
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What is the purpose of repeated words?
1) This kind of repeated verbs express the action that happened repeatedly, or
for a long time. The effect is not very different from how English speakers
say "He ran and ran" and such. In addition, this 流れ流れた has 7 morae, and you
can see this forms a good 七五調 rhythm like
[_waka_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waka_\(poetry\)).

> 流れ流れた(7) - ドヤ街で(5) - へんなおやじに(7) - つきまとわれて(7) ...

2) 御用! (or 御用だ!) is a phrase which was actually shouted by [policemen in the
Edo period](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edo_period_police) (well, [at least
in dramas
today](http://news.livedoor.com/article/image_detail/5430414/?img_id=1817082)).
So 御用 is naturally repeated, as shown in [the dictionary
example](http://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/jn/82495/meaning/m0u/) below:

> ３ 捕り手が官命で犯人を捕らえること。また、 **そのときのかけ声** 。転じて、警察につかまること。 **「―、―、神妙にしろ」** 「―になる」
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