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 |
|---|---|
| El acoso | interior monologue via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| El acoso | nonlinear narrative via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| Concierto barroco | nonlinear narrative via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| Concierto barroco | time-bending narrative via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| Concierto barroco | metafiction via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| Lettres provinciales | irony via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Lettres provinciales | satire via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
|
poem "On Nature"
surface form:
On Nature
|
allegorical revelation by a goddess via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Heartbreak Warfare | warfare as relationship conflict via predicate surface "usesMetaphor" ⓘ |
| The Confidence-Man | ambiguity via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| The Confidence-Man | unreliable narration via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| Light in August | stream of consciousness via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| The Double | psychological realism via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| The Double | fantastic elements via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| The Double | satire via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| Winter in the Blood | stream of consciousness elements via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| Winter in the Blood | symbolism via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| Winter in the Blood | imagery of landscape via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| The Way to Rainy Mountain | blending of myth, history, and personal narrative via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| Collected Stories of William Faulkner | multiple perspectives via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| Collected Stories of William Faulkner | nonlinear chronology via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| Collected Stories of William Faulkner | stream of consciousness via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| Katha Upanishad | chariot metaphor for the body and self via predicate surface "containsMetaphor" ⓘ |
| Speech at the Second Virginia Convention, March 23, 1775 | appeal to emotion ⓘ |
| Speech at the Second Virginia Convention, March 23, 1775 | biblical allusion ⓘ |
| Speech at the Second Virginia Convention, March 23, 1775 | parallelism ⓘ |
| Speech at the Second Virginia Convention, March 23, 1775 | antithesis ⓘ |
| Speech at the Second Virginia Convention, March 23, 1775 | rhetorical questions ⓘ |
| The Nose | grotesque via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| The Nose | fantastic realism via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| The Nose | satirical exaggeration via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
|
The thrill of victory, and the agony of defeat
surface form:
"The thrill of victory, and the agony of defeat"
|
antithesis ⓘ |
|
The thrill of victory, and the agony of defeat
surface form:
"The thrill of victory, and the agony of defeat"
|
parallelism ⓘ |
|
Life of Pi (novel)
surface form:
Life of Pi
|
unreliable narration via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
|
Life of Pi (novel)
surface form:
Life of Pi
|
frame narrative via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
|
Life of Pi (novel)
surface form:
Life of Pi
|
allegory via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| The Ruin | vivid visual description via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| The Ruin | contrast via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| The Ruin | personification of ruins via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Christabel | frame of a bardic narrator via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| Christabel | symbolism via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| Christabel | ambiguity of character motives via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
|
poem "Gunga Din" by Rudyard Kipling
surface form:
Gunga Din
|
dialect writing via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
|
poem "Gunga Din" by Rudyard Kipling
surface form:
Gunga Din
|
irony via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
|
poem "Gunga Din" by Rudyard Kipling
surface form:
Gunga Din
|
colloquial diction via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Cape Horn rounding | heightened drama via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Cape Horn rounding | realistic nautical detail via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Muṇḍaka Upanishad | two birds on the same tree via predicate surface "usesMetaphor" ⓘ |
| Muṇḍaka Upanishad | spider projecting and withdrawing its web via predicate surface "usesMetaphor" ⓘ |
| Muṇḍaka Upanishad | rivers merging into the ocean via predicate surface "usesMetaphor" ⓘ |