102.159Structural melody skeleton

Possible skeletal emphasis:

Phrase 1: 5 → 1 → 7.

Phrase 2: 5 → 2 → 1.

Phrase 3: 5 → 3 → 1 → 6.

Phrase 4: 4 → 3 → 2 → 1.

Now you can design harmony around phrase destinations rather than every repeated note.