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 |
|---|---|
| Die Lehrlinge zu Sais | allegory via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| Die Lehrlinge zu Sais | symbolism via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| Die Lehrlinge zu Sais | fragmentary composition via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| Montresor family coat of arms | symbolism via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Montresor family coat of arms | foreshadowing via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Luchesi | offstage character via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Luchesi | foil via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Ars Amatoria | irony via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| Ars Amatoria | humor via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| Ars Amatoria | parody of didactic tradition via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| Remedia Amoris | parody of didactic treatise via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Fasti | aetiological narrative via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| Fasti | mythological exempla via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| Fasti | etiological explanation of rituals via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| Tristia | self-justification via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| Tristia | appeals to imperial mercy via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| Eighteen Hundred and Eleven | prophetic vision via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| Eighteen Hundred and Eleven | satire via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| Eighteen Hundred and Eleven | personification via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| Eighteen Hundred and Eleven | allusion via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| Kesh Temple Hymn | repetition via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Kesh Temple Hymn | enumeration of temple features via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Jenny | imagery via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Jenny | symbolism via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Jenny | irony via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Jenny | allusion via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Six Degrees of Separation | monologues to the audience via predicate surface "dramaticDevice" ⓘ |
| Six Degrees of Separation | unreliable narration via predicate surface "dramaticDevice" ⓘ |
| To a Skylark | simile via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| To a Skylark | metaphor via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| To a Skylark | apostrophe via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| To a Skylark | imagery via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| To a Skylark | personification via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
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poem Metamorphosis of Narcissus
surface form:
Metamorphosis of Narcissus (poem)
|
stream of consciousness via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
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poem Metamorphosis of Narcissus
surface form:
Metamorphosis of Narcissus (poem)
|
symbolism via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
|
poem Metamorphosis of Narcissus
surface form:
Metamorphosis of Narcissus (poem)
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vivid visual imagery via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| Olynthiacs | appeal to fear of Macedonian domination via predicate surface "rhetoricalStrategy" ⓘ |
| Olynthiacs | appeal to Athenian honor and past glory via predicate surface "rhetoricalStrategy" ⓘ |
| Olynthiacs | criticism of Athenian complacency via predicate surface "rhetoricalStrategy" ⓘ |
| Philoctetes | deus ex machina appearance of Heracles via predicate surface "dramaticDevice" ⓘ |
| The Gray Champion | allegory via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| The Gray Champion | symbolism via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| The May-Pole of Merry Mount | symbolism via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| The May-Pole of Merry Mount | irony via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| The May-Pole of Merry Mount | allegory via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| A Rill from the Town-Pump | personification via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| A Rill from the Town-Pump | allegory via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| The Great Carbuncle | allegory via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| The Great Carbuncle | symbolism via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| The Great Carbuncle | moral didacticism via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |