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 |
| dramaticDevice | 196 |
| rhetoricalDevice canonical | 82 |
| usesMetaphor | 69 |
| metaphorFor | 68 |
| usesDramaticDevice | 23 |
| containsMetaphor | 22 |
| rhetoricalStrategy | 18 |
| hasRhetoricalDevice | 15 |
| usesRhetoricalDevice | 8 |
| hasRhetoricalFunction | 7 |
| rhetoricalFunction | 5 |
| rhetoricalType | 5 |
| usedRhetoricalDevice | 5 |
| rhetoricalEffect | 4 |
| rhetoricalForm | 4 |
| usedRhetoricType | 4 |
| rhetoricalTechniques | 3 |
| usesFigurativeLanguage | 3 |
| hasRhetoricalStrategy | 2 |
| isFigurative | 2 |
| rhetoricalAppeal | 2 |
| usesFigureOfSpeech | 2 |
| usesSimile | 2 |
| employsRhetoricalDevice | 1 |
| hasRhetoricalFeatures | 1 |
| methodOfPersuasion | 1 |
| stylisticUsage | 1 |
Description generation (PDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.
Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning. # Instructions Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. # Response Format Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: rhetoricalDevice
Generated description
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.
Sample triples (3,837)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
| Hugh Selwyn Mauberley | allusion via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| Hugh Selwyn Mauberley | irony via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| Hugh Selwyn Mauberley | parody via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| Hugh Selwyn Mauberley | fragmentation via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| The Wife’s Lament | alliteration via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| The Wife’s Lament | kennings via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| The Wife’s Lament | variation via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Paradise Regained | biblical allusion via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Paradise Regained | extended dialogue via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Samson Agonistes | choric commentary via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Samson Agonistes | extended monologue via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Samson Agonistes | biblical allusion via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
|
Alcestis by Euripides
surface form:
Alcestis
|
Heracles as a comic yet heroic savior via predicate surface "dramaticDevice" ⓘ |
| For the Time Being | allusion via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| For the Time Being | dramatic monologue via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| For the Time Being | chorus via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| For the Time Being | irony via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| The Shield of Achilles | irony via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| The Shield of Achilles | juxtaposition via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| The Shield of Achilles | allusion via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| The Shield of Achilles | imagery via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Horae Canonicae | biblical allusion via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Horae Canonicae | symbolism of hours via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Horae Canonicae | irony via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Horae Canonicae | paradox via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
|
Musee des Beaux Arts
surface form:
Musée des Beaux Arts
|
allusion via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
|
Musee des Beaux Arts
surface form:
Musée des Beaux Arts
|
imagery via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
|
Musee des Beaux Arts
surface form:
Musée des Beaux Arts
|
irony via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
|
Musee des Beaux Arts
surface form:
Musée des Beaux Arts
|
enjambment via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| In Memory of W. B. Yeats | allusion via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| In Memory of W. B. Yeats | repetition via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| In Memory of W. B. Yeats | imagery via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| In Memory of W. B. Yeats | personification via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| In Memory of W. B. Yeats | apostrophe via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Lullaby | paradox via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Lullaby | imagery via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Lullaby | alliteration via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Lullaby | enjambment via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Juliana | direct speech and dialogue via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
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Not with a bang but a whimper
surface form:
"Not with a bang but a whimper"
|
irony via predicate surface "rhetoricalEffect" ⓘ |
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Not with a bang but a whimper
surface form:
"Not with a bang but a whimper"
|
understatement via predicate surface "rhetoricalEffect" ⓘ |
| Heart of Darkness | frame narrative via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| Heart of Darkness | first-person narration via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| Jangnama | vivid battlefield imagery via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Jangnama | dialogue via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Jangnama | moral commentary via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Explosion in a Cathedral | magical realism via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| Explosion in a Cathedral | nonlinear narrative via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| Explosion in a Cathedral | symbolism via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| El acoso | stream of consciousness via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |