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 |
|---|---|
| She Walks in Beauty | alliteration via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| She Walks in Beauty | antithesis via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| She Walks in Beauty | enjambment via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| The Giaour | multiple narrators via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| The Giaour | shifting perspectives via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| The Kreutzer Sonata | frame narrative via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| The Kreutzer Sonata | unreliable narrator via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| Cause Célèbre | use of jury forewoman as focal character via predicate surface "dramaticDevice" ⓘ |
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James Joyce's Ulysses
surface form:
Ulysses
|
stream of consciousness via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
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James Joyce's Ulysses
surface form:
Ulysses
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interior monologue via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
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James Joyce's Ulysses
surface form:
Ulysses
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free indirect discourse via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
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James Joyce's Ulysses
surface form:
Ulysses
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parody and pastiche via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| The Autumn of the Patriarch | magical realism via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| The Autumn of the Patriarch | hyperbole via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| The Autumn of the Patriarch | repetition via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| The Blind Assassin | unreliable narrator via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| The Blind Assassin | nonlinear narrative via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| The Blind Assassin | multiple timelines via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| The Blind Assassin | embedded narrative via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
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Hesiod's Works and Days
surface form:
Works and Days
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gnomic sayings via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
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Hesiod's Works and Days
surface form:
Works and Days
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proverbial expressions via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Leaf Storm | stream of consciousness via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| The Browning Version | farewell presentation scene via predicate surface "dramaticDevice" ⓘ |
| The Dream of the Rood | personification of the Cross via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| The Dream of the Rood | alliteration via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| The Dream of the Rood | vivid imagery via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| The Seafarer | imagery of cold and hardship via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| The Seafarer | contrast between sea and land via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| The Seafarer | allegory of spiritual voyage via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Book of Jonah | irony via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Book of Jonah | satire via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| The Bird in a Cage | witty repartee via predicate surface "usesDramaticDevice" ⓘ |
| The Bird in a Cage | romantic misunderstanding via predicate surface "usesDramaticDevice" ⓘ |
| The Bird in a Cage | disguise via predicate surface "usesDramaticDevice" ⓘ |
| The Wanderer | alliteration via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| The Wanderer | variation via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| The Wanderer | kennings via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| The Thief and the Dogs | stream of consciousness via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| I Am sayings of Jesus | bread via predicate surface "usesMetaphor" ⓘ |
| I Am sayings of Jesus | light via predicate surface "usesMetaphor" ⓘ |
| I Am sayings of Jesus | shepherd via predicate surface "usesMetaphor" ⓘ |
| I Am sayings of Jesus | door via predicate surface "usesMetaphor" ⓘ |
| I Am sayings of Jesus | vine via predicate surface "usesMetaphor" ⓘ |
| I Am sayings of Jesus | way via predicate surface "usesMetaphor" ⓘ |
| I Am sayings of Jesus | truth via predicate surface "usesMetaphor" ⓘ |
| I Am sayings of Jesus | life via predicate surface "usesMetaphor" ⓘ |
| Miramar | multiple narrators via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| The Trial of God | allegory via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| The Trial of God | dark humor via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| The Trial of God | dialogue-driven narrative via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |