usedByAuthorTo
P42995
predicate
Indicates that something is employed or utilized by an author to achieve a particular purpose or effect.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| usedByAuthorTo canonical | 27 |
| usedByAuthorFor | 18 |
| usedByAuthorToCritique | 7 |
| isUsedByAuthorTo | 5 |
| usedByAuthorToIllustrate | 4 |
| authorialUse | 3 |
| usedAsDeviceByAuthor | 3 |
| usedByWritersFor | 3 |
| usedByCreatorsTo | 2 |
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: usedByAuthorTo
Generated description
Indicates that something is employed or utilized by an author to achieve a particular purpose or effect.
Sample triples (72)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
| Harry | criticize slavery ⓘ |
| Harry | illustrate moral contradictions of slaveholding society ⓘ |
| Lady Brute | critiquing patriarchal authority via predicate surface "usedByAuthorFor" ⓘ |
| Lady Brute | exploring women’s limited choices via predicate surface "usedByAuthorFor" ⓘ |
| Professor Burris | presenting objections to Walden Two via predicate surface "usedByAuthorFor" ⓘ |
| Professor Burris | framing philosophical debates about behaviorism via predicate surface "usedByAuthorFor" ⓘ |
| Dr. Philip Raven | to present a speculative chronicle of future events via predicate surface "usedAsDeviceByAuthor" ⓘ |
| Betty Parris in dramatic adaptations of the Salem witch trials | critique fanaticism and intolerance via predicate surface "usedByCreatorsTo" ⓘ |
| Betty Parris in dramatic adaptations of the Salem witch trials | explore the psychology of belief and suggestion via predicate surface "usedByCreatorsTo" ⓘ |
| Vigilius Haufniensis | distance personal authorship from argument ⓘ |
| Vigilius Haufniensis | explore dogmatic themes under a persona ⓘ |
| Anti-Climacus | articulate idealized Christian subjectivity ⓘ |
| Anti-Climacus | criticize nominal Christianity ⓘ |
| Ion (rhapsode) | theory of divine madness in poetry via predicate surface "usedByAuthorToIllustrate" ⓘ |
| Ion (rhapsode) | distinction between technē and inspiration via predicate surface "usedByAuthorToIllustrate" ⓘ |
| Polus | limitations of sophistic rhetoric via predicate surface "usedByAuthorToIllustrate" ⓘ |
| Polus | confusion between seeming good and being good via predicate surface "usedByAuthorToIllustrate" ⓘ |
| Hugh Stanbury | vehicle for Trollope’s views on the press via predicate surface "authorialUse" ⓘ |
| Hugh Stanbury | vehicle for Trollope’s critique of rigid social hierarchy via predicate surface "authorialUse" ⓘ |
| Claude Erskine-Brown | satire of legal profession snobbery via predicate surface "authorialUse" ⓘ |
| Louise Mallard | patriarchal marriage norms via predicate surface "usedByAuthorToCritique" ⓘ |
| Alcée Laballière | marriage norms via predicate surface "usedByAuthorToCritique" ⓘ |
| Alcée Laballière | double standards for male and female sexuality via predicate surface "usedByAuthorToCritique" ⓘ |
| Philalèthe | criticize empiricism ⓘ |
| Philalèthe | contrast empiricism with rationalism ⓘ |
| Mark Robarts to endorse bills | criticize social climbing via predicate surface "isUsedByAuthorTo" ⓘ |
| Mark Robarts to endorse bills | explore the pressures on the clergy via predicate surface "isUsedByAuthorTo" ⓘ |
| Mark Robarts to endorse bills | illustrate the dangers of easy credit via predicate surface "isUsedByAuthorTo" ⓘ |
| Hylas | criticize materialism ⓘ |
| Hylas | contrast with immaterialism ⓘ |
| Frenchman’s Bend | exploring rural Southern life via predicate surface "usedByAuthorFor" ⓘ |
| Frenchman’s Bend | depicting class conflict via predicate surface "usedByAuthorFor" ⓘ |
| Frenchman’s Bend | satirizing small-town society via predicate surface "usedByAuthorFor" ⓘ |
| Kingscourt | frame the exploration of Zionist ideals ⓘ |
| Kingscourt | contrast Europe with the envisioned Jewish commonwealth ⓘ |
| Jodelet | mock précieuses ⓘ |
| Jodelet | highlight absurdity of snobbery ⓘ |
| Shui Ta | social critique via predicate surface "usedByAuthorFor" ⓘ |
| Shui Ta | epic theatre techniques via predicate surface "usedByAuthorFor" ⓘ |
| Galy Gay | social and political critique via predicate surface "usedByAuthorFor" ⓘ |
|
Puntila
linked to:
Puntila is a wealthy landowner
|
alienation effect via predicate surface "usedByAuthorFor" ⓘ |
| Agatha Runcible | excesses of the Bright Young Things via predicate surface "usedByAuthorToCritique" ⓘ |
| Agatha Runcible | shallowness of fashionable London society via predicate surface "usedByAuthorToCritique" ⓘ |
| The Harper | explore inner torment via predicate surface "isUsedByAuthorTo" ⓘ |
| The Harper | contrast with Wilhelm Meister's development via predicate surface "isUsedByAuthorTo" ⓘ |
| Holy Willie | expose religious hypocrisy ⓘ |
| Holy Willie | criticize rigid Calvinism ⓘ |
| Victor Eremita | present contrasting essays ⓘ |
| Victor Eremita | frame the structure of Either/Or ⓘ |
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Viscos
linked to:
fictional village of Viscos
|
exploring ethics of sacrifice via predicate surface "usedByAuthorFor" ⓘ |