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 |
|---|---|
| "Day of Infamy" speech | appeal to patriotism ⓘ |
| "Day of Infamy" speech | moral condemnation of enemy actions ⓘ |
| "Day of Infamy" speech | framing of attack as unprovoked and treacherous ⓘ |
| Mr. President | sometimes used rhetorically in political discourse via predicate surface "stylisticUsage" ⓘ |
| "I Have a Dream" speech | repetition ⓘ |
| "I Have a Dream" speech | biblical allusion ⓘ |
| "I Have a Dream" speech | metaphor ⓘ |
| Xerox Alto user interface | desktop metaphor via predicate surface "usesMetaphor" ⓘ |
| Gettysburg Address | parallelism ⓘ |
| Gettysburg Address | allusion ⓘ |
| Gettysburg Address | antithesis ⓘ |
| Gettysburg Address | repetition ⓘ |
| Homer's Odyssey | in medias res via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| Good Shepherd | Jesus’ pastoral care for believers via predicate surface "metaphorFor" ⓘ |
| Good Shepherd | divine protection of Christians via predicate surface "metaphorFor" ⓘ |
| Good Shepherd | spiritual guidance of the Church via predicate surface "metaphorFor" ⓘ |
| Fireside chats on banking crisis | simple explanations of complex financial issues via predicate surface "hasRhetoricalStrategy" ⓘ |
| Fireside chats on banking crisis | direct address to listeners as individuals via predicate surface "hasRhetoricalStrategy" ⓘ |
| Star of the Sea | Mary as a star guiding Christians via predicate surface "metaphorFor" ⓘ |
| Rural Funerals | detailed description via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| Rural Funerals | local color via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| Rural Funerals | moral reflection via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| Rural Funerals | sentimentalism via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| Book of Jeremiah | marriage metaphor for covenant via predicate surface "containsMetaphor" ⓘ |
| Book of Jeremiah | shepherds of Israel via predicate surface "containsMetaphor" ⓘ |
| Book of Jeremiah | potter and clay via predicate surface "containsMetaphor" ⓘ |
| Beloved | stream of consciousness via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| The Devil and Tom Walker | satire via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| The Devil and Tom Walker | allegory via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
|
Clouds
linked to:
Aristophanes' play Clouds
|
parody via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
|
Clouds
linked to:
Aristophanes' play Clouds
|
caricature via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
|
Clouds
linked to:
Aristophanes' play Clouds
|
allegory via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
|
Clouds
linked to:
Aristophanes' play Clouds
|
choral commentary via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| The Amniotic Universe | metaphor via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| The Amniotic Universe | the universe as a womb-like environment via predicate surface "metaphorFor" ⓘ |
| The Sound and the Fury | stream of consciousness via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| The Sound and the Fury | multiple narrators via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| Like Water for Chocolate | magical realism via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| Like Water for Chocolate | first-person frame narrative via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| Os Lusíadas | in medias res opening via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| Os Lusíadas | epic similes via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| Os Lusíadas | catalogues of heroes via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
|
All for one and one for all
linked to:
"All for one and one for all"
|
parallelism via predicate surface "hasRhetoricalDevice" ⓘ |
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All for one and one for all
linked to:
"All for one and one for all"
|
chiasmus via predicate surface "hasRhetoricalDevice" ⓘ |
| The Country Church | local color via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| The Country Church | picturesque description via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| The Country Church | sentimental reflection via predicate surface "literaryTechnique" ⓘ |
| Home | shifting perspectives via predicate surface "narrativeTechnique" ⓘ |
| She Walks in Beauty | simile via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |
| She Walks in Beauty | metaphor via predicate surface "literaryDevice" ⓘ |