rhetoricalDevice

P834
predicate

Indicates that one entity is used as a rhetorical device in relation to another, such as a figure of speech, stylistic technique, or persuasive strategy within a discourse.

All labels observed (30)

Label Occurrences
literaryDevice 1,764
literaryTechnique 970
narrativeTechnique 548

Sample triples (3,837)

Subject Object
"Day of Infamy" speech appeal to patriotism
"Day of Infamy" speech moral condemnation of enemy actions
"Day of Infamy" speech framing of attack as unprovoked and treacherous
Mr. President sometimes used rhetorically in political discourse via predicate surface "stylisticUsage"
"I Have a Dream" speech repetition
"I Have a Dream" speech biblical allusion
"I Have a Dream" speech metaphor
Xerox Alto user interface desktop metaphor via predicate surface "usesMetaphor"
Gettysburg Address parallelism
Gettysburg Address allusion
Gettysburg Address antithesis
Gettysburg Address repetition
Homer's Odyssey in medias res via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique"
Good Shepherd Jesus’ pastoral care for believers via predicate surface "metaphorFor"
Good Shepherd divine protection of Christians via predicate surface "metaphorFor"
Good Shepherd spiritual guidance of the Church via predicate surface "metaphorFor"
Fireside chats on banking crisis simple explanations of complex financial issues via predicate surface "hasRhetoricalStrategy"
Fireside chats on banking crisis direct address to listeners as individuals via predicate surface "hasRhetoricalStrategy"
Star of the Sea Mary as a star guiding Christians via predicate surface "metaphorFor"
Rural Funerals detailed description via predicate surface "literaryTechnique"
Rural Funerals local color via predicate surface "literaryTechnique"
Rural Funerals moral reflection via predicate surface "literaryTechnique"
Rural Funerals sentimentalism via predicate surface "literaryTechnique"
Book of Jeremiah marriage metaphor for covenant via predicate surface "containsMetaphor"
Book of Jeremiah shepherds of Israel via predicate surface "containsMetaphor"
Book of Jeremiah potter and clay via predicate surface "containsMetaphor"
Beloved stream of consciousness via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique"
The Devil and Tom Walker satire via predicate surface "literaryTechnique"
The Devil and Tom Walker allegory via predicate surface "literaryTechnique"
Aristophanes' play Clouds
surface form: Clouds
parody via predicate surface "literaryDevice"
Aristophanes' play Clouds
surface form: Clouds
caricature via predicate surface "literaryDevice"
Aristophanes' play Clouds
surface form: Clouds
allegory via predicate surface "literaryDevice"
Aristophanes' play Clouds
surface form: Clouds
choral commentary via predicate surface "literaryDevice"
The Amniotic Universe metaphor via predicate surface "literaryDevice"
The Amniotic Universe the universe as a womb-like environment via predicate surface "metaphorFor"
The Sound and the Fury stream of consciousness via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique"
The Sound and the Fury multiple narrators via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique"
Like Water for Chocolate magical realism via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique"
Like Water for Chocolate first-person frame narrative via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique"
Os Lusíadas in medias res opening via predicate surface "literaryTechnique"
Os Lusíadas epic similes via predicate surface "literaryTechnique"
Os Lusíadas catalogues of heroes via predicate surface "literaryTechnique"
"All for one and one for all"
surface form: All for one and one for all
parallelism via predicate surface "hasRhetoricalDevice"
"All for one and one for all"
surface form: All for one and one for all
chiasmus via predicate surface "hasRhetoricalDevice"
The Country Church local color via predicate surface "literaryTechnique"
The Country Church picturesque description via predicate surface "literaryTechnique"
The Country Church sentimental reflection via predicate surface "literaryTechnique"
Home shifting perspectives via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique"
She Walks in Beauty simile via predicate surface "literaryDevice"
She Walks in Beauty metaphor via predicate surface "literaryDevice"