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 |
|---|---|
| An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure | warning via predicate surface "hasRhetoricalFunction" ⓘ |
| A mind is a terrible thing to waste | aphorism ⓘ |
| A mind is a terrible thing to waste | appeal to emotion ⓘ |
| A mind is a terrible thing to waste | memorable catchphrase ⓘ |
| In a Grove | unreliable narrators via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| In a Grove | testimony-style monologues via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| Hell Screen | unreliable narration via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| Hell Screen | frame narrative elements via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| The Nose | irony via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| The Nose | satire via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| The Nose | psychological characterization via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| Blanche DuBois | use of paper lantern to soften light via predicate surface "dramaticDevice" ⓘ |
|
Elle
surface form:
Elle (La voix humaine)
|
offstage interlocutor via predicate surface "dramaticDevice" ⓘ |
|
Elle
surface form:
Elle (La voix humaine)
|
interrupted telephone line via predicate surface "dramaticDevice" ⓘ |
| To a Waterfowl | apostrophe via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| To a Waterfowl | personification via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| To a Waterfowl | symbolism via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| To a Waterfowl | imagery via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Sister Water | personification of nature via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Brother Fire | prosopopoeia via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Cross of Gold speech | religious metaphor ⓘ |
| Cross of Gold speech | biblical allusion ⓘ |
| Strawberry Spring | twist ending via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Strawberry Spring | unreliable narrator via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Strawberry Spring | foreshadowing via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Philippicae | invective via predicate surface "rhetoricalTechniques" ⓘ |
| Philippicae | appeal to tradition via predicate surface "rhetoricalTechniques" ⓘ |
| Philippicae | character assassination via predicate surface "rhetoricalTechniques" ⓘ |
| Ignorance is strength | paradox via predicate surface "hasRhetoricalDevice" ⓘ |
| Ignorance is strength | irony via predicate surface "hasRhetoricalDevice" ⓘ |
| Mujh Se Pehli Si Mohabbat | imagery via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Mujh Se Pehli Si Mohabbat | metaphor via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Mujh Se Pehli Si Mohabbat | contrast via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Mujh Se Pehli Si Mohabbat | symbolism via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| The Book of Skulls | alternating character perspectives via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| Natrinai | imagery drawn from nature via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Natrinai | symbolic use of landscapes via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Malaipadukadām | vivid imagery via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Malaipadukadām | simile via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Malaipadukadām | metaphor via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Civaka Cintamani | hyperbolic description via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Civaka Cintamani | detailed catalogues and lists via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Under the Willows | imagery via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Under the Willows | personification via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Under the Willows | metaphor via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Tales of My Landlord | use of dialect via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| Tales of My Landlord | multiple embedded narratives via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| Teochew opera | sung dialogue via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| Teochew opera | recitative via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| Teochew opera | spoken passages via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |