hasNarrativeDevice
P23847
predicate
Indicates that one entity employs, contains, or is characterized by a particular narrative device used in storytelling or discourse.
All labels observed (41)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| hasNarrativeFunction | 457 |
| hasNarrativeElement | 194 |
| hasNarrativeDevice canonical | 168 |
| hasNarrativeTechnique | 42 |
| hasNarrativeFeature | 41 |
| hasMetafictionalElements | 31 |
| usedAsPlotDevice | 20 |
| usedAsPlotDeviceFor | 18 |
| hasPlotDevice | 11 |
| usesNarrativeTechnique | 10 |
| usesPlotDevice | 10 |
| usedAsNarrativeDeviceFor | 9 |
| usedAsPlotDeviceIn | 8 |
| featuresNarrativeDevice | 7 |
| hasDramaticDevice | 7 |
| hasMetafictionalDevice | 6 |
| usedInPlotDevice | 6 |
| containsDramaticDevice | 5 |
| hasCommonPlotDevice | 4 |
| enablesStoryDevice | 3 |
| followsNarrativeDevice | 3 |
| narrativeDeviceAssociatedWith | 3 |
| usesStorytellingDevice | 3 |
| hasComicDevice | 2 |
| hasNarrativeFeatures | 2 |
| hasNarrativeTwist | 2 |
| hasWorldbuildingDevice | 2 |
| narrativeFramingDevice | 2 |
| usesStoryDevice | 2 |
| frameStoryDevice | 1 |
| hasForeshadowingDevice | 1 |
| hasLetterAsPlotDevice | 1 |
| hasNarrationDevice | 1 |
| hasNarrativeDeviceApplied | 1 |
| hasNonLinearNarrative | 1 |
| hasRadioShowAsPlotDevice | 1 |
| hasStoryDevice | 1 |
| narrationFramingDevice | 1 |
| narrativeDeviceIn | 1 |
| narrativeDeviceInvolvement | 1 |
| usedNarrativeDevice | 1 |
Sample triples (1,090)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
| Warning | dialogue between protagonist and associate ⓘ |
| The Satanic Verses | magical realism via predicate surface "hasNarrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| Sleepless in Seattle | true via predicate surface "hasRadioShowAsPlotDevice" ⓘ |
| Hyperion | autobiographical elements via predicate surface "hasNarrativeElement" ⓘ |
| Hyperion | epistolary passages via predicate surface "hasNarrativeElement" ⓘ |
| Pet Sematary | warnings from Jud Crandall via predicate surface "hasForeshadowingDevice" ⓘ |
| Alexander Kirk | mystery surrounding Elizabeth Keen’s family via predicate surface "usedInPlotDevice" ⓘ |
| The Wrath of God | revolutionary uprising via predicate surface "hasNarrativeElement" ⓘ |
| The Wrath of God | mercenary involvement via predicate surface "hasNarrativeElement" ⓘ |
| The Wrath of God | religious disguise via predicate surface "hasNarrativeElement" ⓘ |
| Garden Party | recounts specific concert incidents via predicate surface "hasNarrativeElement" ⓘ |
| Garden Party | concludes with personal resolution to "please yourself" via predicate surface "hasNarrativeElement" ⓘ |
| Wicker Park | true via predicate surface "hasNonLinearNarrative" ⓘ |
| Bleeding Edge | dot-com bubble collapse via predicate surface "hasNarrativeElement" ⓘ |
| Bleeding Edge | 9/11 aftermath via predicate surface "hasNarrativeElement" ⓘ |
| Bleeding Edge | deep web via predicate surface "hasNarrativeElement" ⓘ |
| Bleeding Edge | startup culture via predicate surface "hasNarrativeElement" ⓘ |
| Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (score) | underscoring the inner life of the protagonist Ghost Dog via predicate surface "hasNarrativeFunction" ⓘ |
| Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (score) | supporting the film’s meditative pacing via predicate surface "hasNarrativeFunction" ⓘ |
| Jean Hagen as Lina Lamont | dubbingOfVoice via predicate surface "usesPlotDevice" ⓘ |
| If I Loved You | character development via predicate surface "hasNarrativeFunction" ⓘ |
| If I Loved You | expression of romantic feelings via predicate surface "hasNarrativeFunction" ⓘ |
| Hockey Homicide | multiple Goofy characters playing all roles ⓘ |
| Kiss Kiss Bang Bang | true via predicate surface "hasMetafictionalElements" ⓘ |
| Lost | flashbacks ⓘ |
| Lost | flashforwards ⓘ |
| Lost | flash-sideways ⓘ |
| The X-Files | monster-of-the-week episodes via predicate surface "hasNarrativeElement" ⓘ |
| The X-Files | conspiracy mythology arc via predicate surface "hasNarrativeElement" ⓘ |
|
biographical film "Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words"
surface form:
Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words
|
first-person narration through letters ⓘ |
| Slattery’s Hurricane | voice-over narration ⓘ |
| Ōkagami | elderly narrators recounting the past ⓘ |
| Neighborhood of Make-Believe | Mister Rogers' Neighborhood via predicate surface "narrativeDeviceIn" ⓘ |
| The Ballad of Calico | spoken introductions and interludes via predicate surface "hasNarrativeElement" ⓘ |
|
Revolver
surface form:
Revolver (2005 film)
|
complex narrative structure via predicate surface "hasNarrativeFeature" ⓘ |
|
Revolver
surface form:
Revolver (2005 film)
|
nonlinear storytelling via predicate surface "hasNarrativeFeature" ⓘ |
| L | focal character via predicate surface "hasNarrativeFunction" ⓘ |
| L | viewpoint character via predicate surface "hasNarrativeFunction" ⓘ |
| Frank Underwood | breaking the fourth wall via predicate surface "usesStoryDevice" ⓘ |
| Lady Mary Palliser | tests the Duke of Omnium's moral and emotional development via predicate surface "hasNarrativeFunction" ⓘ |
| Lady Mary Palliser | embodies the tension between individual desire and aristocratic duty via predicate surface "hasNarrativeFunction" ⓘ |
| Gloria DeHaven as Abigail Falbury | supporting role in romantic plot via predicate surface "hasNarrativeFunction" ⓘ |
| Gloria DeHaven as Abigail Falbury | supporting role in comic situations via predicate surface "hasNarrativeFunction" ⓘ |
| St. Jimmy | tempts the protagonist via predicate surface "hasNarrativeFunction" ⓘ |
| St. Jimmy | drives the plot toward collapse via predicate surface "hasNarrativeFunction" ⓘ |
| Mr. Sands | illustrates complexities of consent under slavery via predicate surface "hasNarrativeFunction" ⓘ |
| Mr. Sands | embodies contradictions of benevolent slaveholder trope via predicate surface "hasNarrativeFunction" ⓘ |
|
Lydia in Four Weddings and a Funeral
surface form:
Lydia (Four Weddings and a Funeral)
|
comic relief via predicate surface "hasNarrativeFunction" ⓘ |
| The Clue of the New Pin | locked-room puzzle ⓘ |
| The Daffodil Mystery | plot twists via predicate surface "hasNarrativeFeature" ⓘ |