lyricalDevice

P56601
predicate

Indicates the use of a specific poetic or musical technique within lyrics to achieve a particular expressive or aesthetic effect.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
lyricalDevice canonical 36
hasLyricalDevice 16

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: lyricalDevice
Generated description
Indicates the use of a specific poetic or musical technique within lyrics to achieve a particular expressive or aesthetic effect.

Sample triples (52)

Subject Object
Where Have All the Flowers Gone? repetition ⓘ
Where Have All the Flowers Gone? circular narrative ⓘ
My Best Was Never Good Enough irony via predicate surface "hasLyricalDevice" ⓘ
My Best Was Never Good Enough satire via predicate surface "hasLyricalDevice" ⓘ
Let's Call the Whole Thing Off wordplay ⓘ
Let's Call the Whole Thing Off minimal pairs ⓘ
Let's Call the Whole Thing Off repetition ⓘ
50 Ways to Leave Your Lover wordplay on names and rhymes via predicate surface "hasLyricalDevice" ⓘ
That Wasn’t Me confessional storytelling ⓘ
That Wasn’t Me spiritual imagery ⓘ
Show ’Em Whatcha Got sloganeering ⓘ
Show ’Em Whatcha Got repetition ⓘ
Show ’Em Whatcha Got direct address to listener ⓘ
Sippin' On Fire metaphor via predicate surface "hasLyricalDevice" ⓘ
Sippin' On Fire imagery via predicate surface "hasLyricalDevice" ⓘ
Sippin' On Fire repetition via predicate surface "hasLyricalDevice" ⓘ
"Take a Letter Maria"
linked to: “Take a Letter Maria” by R. B. Greaves
dictated letter ⓘ
Where Have All the Flowers Gone?
linked to: Where have all the flowers gone?
repetition ⓘ
Where Have All the Flowers Gone?
linked to: Where have all the flowers gone?
rhetorical question ⓘ
Substitute irony via predicate surface "hasLyricalDevice" ⓘ
Substitute wordplay via predicate surface "hasLyricalDevice" ⓘ
Substitute social commentary via predicate surface "hasLyricalDevice" ⓘ
Everybody must get stoned double entendre ⓘ
By the Sea irony ⓘ
By the Sea black humor ⓘ
By the Sea fantasy versus reality ⓘ
Money (Cabaret number)
linked to: Money
exaggeration ⓘ
Money (Cabaret number)
linked to: Money
repetition ⓘ
Money (Cabaret number)
linked to: Money
irony ⓘ
The Road You Didn’t Take metaphor of roads and paths ⓘ
Remind Me repetition of the phrase "remind me" ⓘ
Small Axe metaphor via predicate surface "hasLyricalDevice" ⓘ
My Old Yellow Car extended metaphor ⓘ
My Old Yellow Car storytelling ⓘ
Treacherous vivid imagery via predicate surface "hasLyricalDevice" ⓘ
Treacherous extended metaphor via predicate surface "hasLyricalDevice" ⓘ
The Bargain Store extended metaphor of a thrift shop via predicate surface "hasLyricalDevice" ⓘ
Prove It on Me Blues coded references to lesbianism via predicate surface "hasLyricalDevice" ⓘ
Prove It on Me Blues double entendre via predicate surface "hasLyricalDevice" ⓘ
Prove It on Me Blues innuendo via predicate surface "hasLyricalDevice" ⓘ
The Sire of Sorrow biblical allusion ⓘ
The Sire of Sorrow internal monologue ⓘ
The Sire of Sorrow imagery of affliction ⓘ
He Gives Us All His Love irony ⓘ
He Gives Us All His Love understatement ⓘ
He Gives Us All His Love religious imagery ⓘ
"Anything You Can Do (I Can Do Better)"
linked to: Anything you can do, I can do better
one-upmanship ⓘ
"Anything You Can Do (I Can Do Better)"
linked to: Anything you can do, I can do better
repetition ⓘ
"Anything You Can Do (I Can Do Better)"
linked to: Anything you can do, I can do better
dialogue ⓘ
Weary repetition ⓘ