figure of speech
C51081
concept
A figure of speech is a rhetorical device that uses words in a non-literal or imaginative way to create emphasis, clarity, or stylistic effect in language.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| figure of speech canonical | 1 |
| metaphorical phrase | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: figure of speech
Generated description
A figure of speech is a rhetorical device that uses words in a non-literal or imaginative way to create emphasis, clarity, or stylistic effect in language.
Instances (2)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Procrustean bed | — |
|
“Soldiers of the cross”
surface form:
Soldiers of the cross
|
metaphorical phrase |