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 |
|---|---|
| Young Goodman Brown | symbolism via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| Young Goodman Brown | allegory via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| Young Goodman Brown | ambiguity via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| The Loves of the Plants | personification via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Futility | irony via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Futility | rhetorical questions via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Futility | contrast between life and death via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Futility | personification of the sun via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Disabled | imagery via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Disabled | contrast via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Disabled | irony via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Disabled | symbolism via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| The Portrait of a Lady | free indirect discourse via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| Coffee | coffee as metaphor for intimacy via predicate surface "usesMetaphor" ⓘ |
| Confessions | detailed psychological self-analysis via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| The Wings of the Dove | interior monologue via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| The Wings of the Dove | free indirect discourse via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| The Golden Bowl | interior consciousness via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| The Golden Bowl | free indirect discourse via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| The Minister’s Black Veil | allegory via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| The Minister’s Black Veil | symbolism via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| The Minister’s Black Veil | ambiguity via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| The Houdini of the Hardwood | illusionist-level passing and dribbling via predicate surface "metaphorFor" ⓘ |
| The Barefoot Boy | imagery via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| The Barefoot Boy | personification via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| The Barefoot Boy | simile via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| The Barefoot Boy | metaphor via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Cane | fragmented, impressionistic episodes via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| Metamorphoses by Apuleius | story-within-a-story via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Metamorphoses by Apuleius | allegory of spiritual rebirth via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Troilus and Criseyde | narrator’s prologue and epilogue via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College | apostrophe via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College | imagery via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College | personification via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College | allusion via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College | contrast via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Kaddish | stream of consciousness via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Kaddish | repetition via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Kaddish | long lines influenced by jazz and chant via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| A Good Man Is Hard to Find | foreshadowing via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| A Good Man Is Hard to Find | symbolism via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| A Good Man Is Hard to Find | irony via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| A Good Man Is Hard to Find | grotesque characterization via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Gravity’s Rainbow | stream of consciousness via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| Gravity’s Rainbow | pastiche via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| Gravity’s Rainbow | metafiction via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| Gravity’s Rainbow | intertextuality via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
|
book "Game Plan for Life"
surface form:
Game Plan for Life
|
football game plan via predicate surface "usesMetaphor" ⓘ |
| Vox Clamantis | dream vision via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Vox Clamantis | allegory via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |