/lit/ - Literature

Hey guys! I'm writing a part where a character dies. I write the line "He knew at once the dagger was stabbed deep into his head" twice and I'm hoping doing so sort of gives it like an impact. What do you think? Am I going to come off as a dummy who wrote the same line twice without knowing?

Also the dog line isn't without context. I mentioned earlier the character is an asshole and abused a dog so I figured that was a cool tie in to shut him down.