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 |
|---|---|
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"The Part-Time Parliament"
surface form:
The Part-Time Parliament
|
ancient Greek parliament on the island of Paxos via predicate surface "usesMetaphor" ⓘ |
| Hosea 11:1 | recollection of past salvation via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
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shadow shogun
surface form:
Shadow shogun
|
informal political authority via predicate surface "metaphorFor" ⓘ |
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shadow shogun
surface form:
Shadow shogun
|
hidden ruler via predicate surface "metaphorFor" ⓘ |
| Purgatorio | allegory via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Purgatorio | symbolism via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Purgatorio | visionary journey via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
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M’m! M’m! Good!
surface form:
"M’m! M’m! Good!"
|
repetition via predicate surface "hasRhetoricalDevice" ⓘ |
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M’m! M’m! Good!
surface form:
"M’m! M’m! Good!"
|
onomatopoeia-like expression via predicate surface "hasRhetoricalDevice" ⓘ |
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Vanity of vanities; all is vanity
surface form:
"Vanity of vanities; all is vanity"
|
superlative construction via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
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Vanity of vanities; all is vanity
surface form:
"Vanity of vanities; all is vanity"
|
repetition via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Palamedes | allegory via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| The Decameron | story within a story via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| De casibus virorum illustrium | use of exempla via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| De casibus virorum illustrium | moralizing commentary via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| The Fire Sermon | stream of consciousness via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| The Fire Sermon | fragmentation via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| The Fire Sermon | multiple voices via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| Moriae Encomium | irony via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| Moriae Encomium | parody via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| Moriae Encomium | allegory via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| Moriae Encomium | rhetorical inversion via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| The Road Not Taken | metaphor via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| The Road Not Taken | imagery via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| The Road Not Taken | symbolism via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| The Road Not Taken | irony via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Mending Wall | metaphor via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Mending Wall | imagery via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Mending Wall | irony via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Mending Wall | dialogue via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Mending Wall | personification via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Fire and Ice | metaphor via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Fire and Ice | symbolism via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Fire and Ice | alliteration via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Fire and Ice | enjambment via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| After Apple-Picking | imagery via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| After Apple-Picking | symbolism via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| After Apple-Picking | metaphor via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| After Apple-Picking | alliteration via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| After Apple-Picking | assonance via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| After Apple-Picking | enjambment via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Home Burial | colloquial speech via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Home Burial | dramatic irony via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Home Burial | enjambment via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Home Burial | imagery of rural labor via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Acquainted with the Night | repetition via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Acquainted with the Night | symbolism via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Acquainted with the Night | enjambment via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Out, Out— | personification via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| Out, Out— | foreshadowing via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |