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 |
|---|---|
| Psalm 75 | cup of God’s wrath via predicate surface "containsMetaphor" ⓘ |
| The Dead | idealization via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| The Dead | imagery via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| The Dead | personification via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| The Dead | metaphor via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Push | vernacular language via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| The Revenge: A Ballad of the Fleet | dramatic narration via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| The Revenge: A Ballad of the Fleet | vivid imagery via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| The Revenge: A Ballad of the Fleet | repetition via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| The Revenge: A Ballad of the Fleet | rhythmic ballad stanza via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| Ceremony | nonlinear narrative via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| Ceremony | interweaving of prose and poetry via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| Ceremony | blending of myth and contemporary experience via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| She Had Some Horses | repetition via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| She Had Some Horses | symbolism via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| She Had Some Horses | mythic imagery via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Green Eggs and Ham | repetition via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Green Eggs and Ham | alliteration via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Green Eggs and Ham | rhyming couplets via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Sun Singer | true via predicate surface "isFigurative" ⓘ |
| Psalm 81 | God feeding Israel with finest wheat via predicate surface "containsMetaphor" ⓘ |
| Psalm 81 | God satisfying Israel with honey from the rock via predicate surface "containsMetaphor" ⓘ |
| The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge | stream of consciousness via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge | interior monologue via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| The Visions of Simone Machard | historical parallel between Joan of Arc and Simone via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| Atta Troll | irony via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| Atta Troll | parody via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| Atta Troll | self-reflexive narration via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| The Flounder | nonlinear narrative via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| The Flounder | allegory via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| The Flounder | satire via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| The Flounder | intertextuality via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| The Flounder | mythic retelling via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| Peeling the Onion | metaphor of peeling an onion for layers of memory via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Ficciones | labyrinthine structures via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| Ficciones | metafictional play via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| El Aleph | blend of autobiography and fiction via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| El Aleph | unreliable narrator via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| Weisskunig | allegorical personification via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| Weisskunig | idealization of the ruler via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| The Secret Agent | shifting perspectives via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| The Secret Agent | irony via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| Elective Affinities | chemical attraction via predicate surface "usesMetaphor" ⓘ |
| NW | multiple perspectives via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| NW | stream of consciousness via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| The Thrissil and the Rois | dream vision via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Lament for the Makaris | anaphora via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Lament for the Makaris | refrain via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Lament for the Makaris | allusion via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Lament for the Makaris | enumeration via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |