rhetorical device vs device

device vs rhetorical device

rhetorical device and device both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
rhetorical device	Yes	No	No	No
device	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, device is a hypernym of rhetorical device; that is, device is a word with a broader meaning than rhetorical device:

rhetorical device: a use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance)
device: something in an artistic work designed to achieve a particular effect

rhetorical device (noun)	device (noun)
a use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance)	any clever maneuver
	an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose
	an emblematic design (especially in heraldry)
	any ornamental pattern or design (as in embroidery)
	something in an artistic work designed to achieve a particular effect

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