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 |
|---|---|
| The Holy Tulzie | humor via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| The Holy Tulzie | irony via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| Address to the Deil | apostrophe via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Address to the Deil | irony via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Address to the Deil | colloquial diction via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| The Brigs of Ayr | personification via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| The Vision | autobiographical reflection via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| The Vision | allegory via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| The Vision | personification via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| The Vision | dialogue via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Man was Made to Mourn | personification via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Man was Made to Mourn | imagery of nature via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Man was Made to Mourn | repetition via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Man was Made to Mourn | contrast between youth and age via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| The Author's Earnest Cry and Prayer | irony via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| The Author's Earnest Cry and Prayer | direct address via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| The Author's Earnest Cry and Prayer | hyperbole via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| The Twa Herds | satire via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| The Twa Herds | humor via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| The Twa Herds | dialect via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| A Modern Symposium | philosophical dialogue via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| A Modern Symposium | fictional conversation via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
|
Emma (novel by Jane Austen)
surface form:
Emma (novel)
|
free indirect discourse via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| "Theirs not to reason why, / Theirs but to do and die" | parallelism ⓘ |
| "Theirs not to reason why, / Theirs but to do and die" | antithesis ⓘ |
| "Theirs not to reason why, / Theirs but to do and die" | ellipsis ⓘ |
| Lazarillo de Tormes | irony via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Lazarillo de Tormes | satire via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Lloyd Bentsen "You’re no Jack Kennedy" remark | put-down via predicate surface "rhetoricalType" ⓘ |
| Lloyd Bentsen "You’re no Jack Kennedy" remark | rebuttal via predicate surface "rhetoricalType" ⓘ |
|
parable of the two gardens
surface form:
Parable of the Two Gardens
|
contrast via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
|
parable of the two gardens
surface form:
Parable of the Two Gardens
|
dialogue via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
|
parable of the two gardens
surface form:
Parable of the Two Gardens
|
vivid imagery via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| The World’s Longest Parking Lot | immobile line of cars via predicate surface "metaphorFor" ⓘ |
| Conquistador | modernist fragmentation via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| Conquistador | symbolism via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| Conquistador | imagery via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| Ars Poetica | metaphor via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Ars Poetica | imagery via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Ars Poetica | paradox via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Ars Poetica | symbolism via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Ars Poetica | allusion via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Ars Poetica | repetition via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Two Americas | contrast between two societies via predicate surface "rhetoricalForm" ⓘ |
| Drapier's Letters | appeal to Irish patriotism via predicate surface "rhetoricalStrategy" ⓘ |
| Drapier's Letters | attack on corruption and monopoly via predicate surface "rhetoricalStrategy" ⓘ |
| Verses on the Death of Dr. Swift | self-satire via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| Verses on the Death of Dr. Swift | irony via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| Verses on the Death of Dr. Swift | direct address to the reader via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure | persuasion via predicate surface "hasRhetoricalFunction" ⓘ |