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 |
|---|---|
| Hope is the thing with feathers | extended metaphor via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| I cannot live with You | paradox via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| I cannot live with You | irony via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| I cannot live with You | metaphor via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| I cannot live with You | enjambment via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Wild nights—Wild nights! | repetition ⓘ |
| Wild nights—Wild nights! | exclamation ⓘ |
| Wild nights—Wild nights! | metaphor ⓘ |
| Wild nights—Wild nights! | paradox ⓘ |
| First Epistle of Peter | Christ as cornerstone via predicate surface "containsMetaphor" ⓘ |
| First Epistle of Peter | believers as living stones via predicate surface "containsMetaphor" ⓘ |
| First Epistle of Peter | devil as roaring lion via predicate surface "containsMetaphor" ⓘ |
| Biedermann und die Brandstifter | chorus via predicate surface "dramaticDevice" ⓘ |
| Biedermann und die Brandstifter | Brechtian elements via predicate surface "dramaticDevice" ⓘ |
| The Hunchback’s Tale | multiple narrators via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| The Hunchback’s Tale | story within a story via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| The Porter and the Three Ladies of Baghdad | story within a story via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| A Journal of the Plague Year | documentary style via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| A Journal of the Plague Year | pseudo-journalistic narrative via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| A Journal of the Plague Year | use of supposed official records via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| Cavalier poetry | conceit (less elaborate than metaphysical conceit) via predicate surface "employsRhetoricalDevice" ⓘ |
| The Death of Artemio Cruz | shifting perspectives via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| The Death of Artemio Cruz | fragmented narrative via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| Point Counter Point | multiple viewpoints via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| Point Counter Point | stream of consciousness via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| Eyeless in Gaza | shifting chronology via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| Eyeless in Gaza | multiple perspectives via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| Rayuela | multiple reading orders via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| The Time of the Hero | multiple perspectives via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| The Time of the Hero | nonlinear narrative via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
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Iphigenia in Aulis (Euripides)
surface form:
Iphigenia in Aulis
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use of messenger speeches via predicate surface "dramaticDevice" ⓘ |
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Iphigenia in Aulis (Euripides)
surface form:
Iphigenia in Aulis
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agon or formal debate scenes via predicate surface "dramaticDevice" ⓘ |
| Snowman | first-person narration via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| The Open Boat | impressionism via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| The Open Boat | naturalistic detail via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| The Open Boat | situational irony via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| The Open Boat | symbolism via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky | use of irony via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky | detailed descriptive imagery via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| Προμηθεὺς Δεσμώτης | use of long monologues by Prometheus via predicate surface "dramaticDevice" ⓘ |
| Προμηθεὺς Δεσμώτης | prophetic speeches about the future of Zeus via predicate surface "dramaticDevice" ⓘ |
| Shield of Heracles | extended simile via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Shield of Heracles | catalogue of images via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Philoctetes (Sophocles) | deus ex machina via predicate surface "dramaticDevice" ⓘ |
| Federalist No. 5 | use of British and European historical examples via predicate surface "rhetoricalStrategy" ⓘ |
| Federalist No. 5 | appeal to fear of foreign domination via predicate surface "rhetoricalStrategy" ⓘ |
| Federalist No. 5 | contrast between unity and disunion via predicate surface "rhetoricalStrategy" ⓘ |
| Molly Bloom | stream of consciousness via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| Molly Bloom's soliloquy | stream of consciousness via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| Molly Bloom's soliloquy | interior monologue via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |