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 |
|---|---|
| Sights from a Steeple | descriptive imagery via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| Sights from a Steeple | symbolism via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| Sights from a Steeple | allegory via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment | allegory via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment | symbolism via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment | irony via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| The White Old Maid | symbolism via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| The White Old Maid | allegory via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| The Wives of the Dead | frame narrative elements via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| The Wives of the Dead | unreliable perception via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| The Wives of the Dead | dream-like atmosphere via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| The New Adam and Eve | satire via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| The New Adam and Eve | allegory via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| The New Adam and Eve | irony via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Egotism; or, The Bosom-Serpent | allegory via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| Egotism; or, The Bosom-Serpent | symbolism via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| Egotism; or, The Bosom-Serpent | psychological realism via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| The Hall of Fantasy | allegory via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| The Hall of Fantasy | symbolism via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| The Hall of Fantasy | satire via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| Drowne's Wooden Image | allegory via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| Drowne's Wooden Image | symbolism via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| Drowne's Wooden Image | romantic idealization via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| Roger Malvin's Burial | foreshadowing via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Roger Malvin's Burial | symbolism via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Roger Malvin's Burial | irony via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Roger Malvin's Burial | psychological realism via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Feathertop | allegory via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| Feathertop | satire via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| Feathertop | fantastic elements via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc | first-person memoir style via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc | historical reconstruction via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc | romanticized characterization of Joan of Arc via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| Psalm 114 | personification of nature via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Psalm 114 | parallelism via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Psalm 114 | rhetorical questions via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Clock Scene | hallucination of the murdered Tsarevich via predicate surface "dramaticDevice" ⓘ |
| The Czar’s Madman | diary-like narration via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| Miles Coverdale | retrospective narration via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| Miles Coverdale | psychological observation via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| Fund speech | emotional appeal via predicate surface "rhetoricalStrategy" ⓘ |
| Fund speech | use of personal narrative via predicate surface "rhetoricalStrategy" ⓘ |
| Fund speech | direct address to viewers at home via predicate surface "rhetoricalStrategy" ⓘ |
| The Last Days of Judas Iscariot | flashbacks via predicate surface "dramaticDevice" ⓘ |
| The Last Days of Judas Iscariot | testimonies via predicate surface "dramaticDevice" ⓘ |
| The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County | dialect via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County | vernacular speech via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County | tall tale exaggeration via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
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Lamia
surface form:
Lamia (poem)
|
sensuous imagery via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
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Lamia
surface form:
Lamia (poem)
|
symbolism via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |