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 |
|---|---|
| I, Too | anaphora via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| I, Too | imagery via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| I, Too | symbolism via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| I, Too | contrast via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| I, Too | irony via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| I Sing the Body Electric | cataloguing via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| I Sing the Body Electric | anaphora via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| I Sing the Body Electric | imagery via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| I Sing the Body Electric | parallelism via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| I Sing the Body Electric | repetition via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| The Sleepers | cataloguing via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| The Sleepers | imagery via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| The Sleepers | repetition via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| The Sleepers | anaphora via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| The Sleepers | symbolism via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| Tancred, or The New Crusade | satire via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| Tancred, or The New Crusade | political allegory via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| Tancred, or The New Crusade | social realism via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| A Liar’s Autobiography | metafiction via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| A Liar’s Autobiography | absurdist humor via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Sartoris | multiple perspectives via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| Sartoris | nonlinear narrative via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| As I Lay Dying | multiple narrators via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| As I Lay Dying | stream of consciousness via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| Quentin Compson | stream of consciousness via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| Caddy Compson | primarily seen through others’ perspectives via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| If Not Higher | irony via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| If Not Higher | satire via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| If Not Higher | symbolism via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Infinite Jest | stream of consciousness via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| Infinite Jest | shifts in point of view via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| Sugar learning platform | journal metaphor via predicate surface "usesMetaphor" ⓘ |
| Mein Name sei Gantenbein | multiple possible lives imagined by the protagonist via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| I heard a Fly buzz—when I died | imagery via predicate surface "usesFigurativeLanguage" ⓘ |
| I heard a Fly buzz—when I died | metaphor via predicate surface "usesFigurativeLanguage" ⓘ |
| I heard a Fly buzz—when I died | symbolism via predicate surface "usesFigurativeLanguage" ⓘ |
| I felt a Funeral, in my Brain | enjambment via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| I felt a Funeral, in my Brain | alliteration via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| I felt a Funeral, in my Brain | paradox via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| I felt a Funeral, in my Brain | personification via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| The Honorable Gentleman | irony via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| The Honorable Gentleman | plot twist via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| The Honorable Gentleman | unreliable expectations via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Because I could not stop for Death | personification via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Because I could not stop for Death | symbolism via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Because I could not stop for Death | irony via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Because I could not stop for Death | slant rhyme via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Because I could not stop for Death | enjambment via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Because I could not stop for Death | alliteration via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Hope is the thing with feathers | personification via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |