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Illeism

Illeism (/ˈɪli.ɪzəm/; from Latin ille: "he; that man") is the act of referring to oneself in the third person instead of first person. It is sometimes used in literature as a stylistic device. In real-life usage, illeism can reflect a number of different stylistic intentions or involuntary circumstances.

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Illeism

Nodes259
Edges258
Triples25
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.007722
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related to In everyday speech · 13
Illeism → Bob Dole, Bollywood, Deepanjana Pal, Firstpost, In, NCPAC, On, Psychological, Senate Floor, Strategic Defense Initiative, This, United States, When
related to In literature · 8
Illeism → Bello Gallico, Early, Hays, In, Julius Caesar's Commentarii, Richard, These, Xenophon's Anabasis

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person third series refer refers often born character used one animated man sometimes may referred referring speech also speaks 1996

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Julius Caesar's Commentarii de Bello Gallico or Xenophon's Anabasisinstance ofIn literatureEarly literature0.80text
both ostensibly non-fictional accounts of wars led by their authorsinstance ofIn literatureEarly literature0.80text
used illeism to impart an air of objective impartialityinstance ofIn literatureEarly literature0.80text
which included justifications of the author's actionsinstance ofIn literatureEarly literature0.80text
Illeismrelated to In everyday speechIn0.60section
Illeismrelated to In everyday speechBob Dole0.60section
Illeismrelated to In everyday speechWhen0.60section
Illeismrelated to In everyday speechSenate Floor0.60section
Illeismrelated to In everyday speechStrategic Defense Initiative0.60section
Illeismrelated to In everyday speechNCPAC0.60section
Illeismrelated to In everyday speechThis0.60section
Illeismrelated to In everyday speechUnited States0.60section

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