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 |
|---|---|
| Mandra | multiple character perspectives via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Mandra | detailed technical descriptions of music via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
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The Glass Menagerie (stage)
surface form:
The Glass Menagerie
|
breaking the fourth wall via predicate surface "dramaticDevice" ⓘ |
|
The Glass Menagerie (stage)
surface form:
The Glass Menagerie
|
projection screens via predicate surface "dramaticDevice" ⓘ |
| An Inspector Calls (stage) | interrogation as structural framework via predicate surface "dramaticDevice" ⓘ |
| An Inspector Calls (stage) | offstage central victim via predicate surface "dramaticDevice" ⓘ |
| An Inspector Calls (stage) | unity of time and place via predicate surface "dramaticDevice" ⓘ |
| Pampa Bharata | courtly eulogy style via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
|
Othello (play)
surface form:
Othello
|
dramatic irony via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
|
Othello (play)
surface form:
Othello
|
foreshadowing via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
|
Othello (play)
surface form:
Othello
|
symbolism via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Pedro Páramo | stream of consciousness elements via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| Pedro Páramo | ambiguity between life and death via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| Pedro Páramo | elliptical dialogue via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| Second Walk | self-portraiture via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Second Walk | digressive reflection via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Second Walk | confessional tone via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling | omniscient narrator via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling | authorial intrusion via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| Angels in America | magical realism via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| Angels in America | realism via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
|
golden bowl
surface form:
The Golden Bowl
|
interior consciousness via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| St Crispin's Day speech | anaphora ⓘ |
| St Crispin's Day speech | antithesis ⓘ |
| St Crispin's Day speech | imagery ⓘ |
| St Crispin's Day speech | appeal to honour ⓘ |
| Goodbye Until Tomorrow | intertwined timelines via predicate surface "dramaticDevice" ⓘ |
| Goodbye Until Tomorrow | simultaneous perspectives via predicate surface "dramaticDevice" ⓘ |
| By the Way, Meet Vera Stark | mock film clips via predicate surface "dramaticDevice" ⓘ |
| By the Way, Meet Vera Stark | talk-show style panel discussion via predicate surface "dramaticDevice" ⓘ |
| By the Way, Meet Vera Stark | time shifts between decades via predicate surface "dramaticDevice" ⓘ |
| Mlima’s Tale | ghost of Mlima via predicate surface "dramaticDevice" ⓘ |
| Mlima’s Tale | haunting of characters by Mlima via predicate surface "dramaticDevice" ⓘ |
| Fabulation, or the Re-Education of Undine | nonlinear storytelling via predicate surface "dramaticDevice" ⓘ |
| Fabulation, or the Re-Education of Undine | heightened realism via predicate surface "dramaticDevice" ⓘ |
| Fabulation, or the Re-Education of Undine | comic exaggeration via predicate surface "dramaticDevice" ⓘ |
| William Shakespeare's Richard III | soliloquies via predicate surface "dramaticDevice" ⓘ |
| William Shakespeare's Richard III | asides via predicate surface "dramaticDevice" ⓘ |
| William Shakespeare's Richard III | direct address to the audience via predicate surface "dramaticDevice" ⓘ |
| Epodes | invective via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| Epodes | parody via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| Epodes | moralizing tone via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| Candida | love triangle via predicate surface "dramaticDevice" ⓘ |
| Candida | drawing-room comedy via predicate surface "dramaticDevice" ⓘ |
|
dramatic section "Kabnis"
surface form:
Kabnis
|
expressionistic dialogue via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
|
dramatic section "Kabnis"
surface form:
Kabnis
|
symbolism via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
|
dramatic section "Kabnis"
surface form:
Kabnis
|
stream-of-consciousness elements via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
|
dramatic section "Kabnis"
surface form:
Kabnis
|
choral voices via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
|
"Kabnis"
surface form:
Kabnis
|
expressionism via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
|
"Kabnis"
surface form:
Kabnis
|
symbolism via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |