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'''Illeism''' /ˈɪli.ɪzəm/ (from Latin ille meaning "he, that") is the act of referring to oneself in the third person instead of first person.
'''Illeism''' /ˈɪli.ɪzəm/ (from Latin ille meaning "he, that") is the act of referring to oneself in the third person instead of first person.


== Description ==
Illeism is sometimes used in [[Literature (nonfiction)|literature]] as a stylistic device.


Illeism is sometimes used in literature as a stylistic device.
== In the News ==


In real life usage, illeism can reflect a number of different stylistic intentions or involuntary circumstances:
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== Fiction cross-reference ==
== Fiction cross-reference ==


[[The Illeiad]].  (Compare [[Iliad (nonfiction)]].)
* [[The Illeiad]]


== Nonfiction cross-reference ==
== Nonfiction cross-reference ==


== External links ==
* [[Literature (nonfiction)]]
 
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illeism Illeism] @ Wikipedia
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illeism Illeism] @ Wikipedia

Latest revision as of 11:55, 24 June 2016

Illeism /ˈɪli.ɪzəm/ (from Latin ille meaning "he, that") is the act of referring to oneself in the third person instead of first person.

Illeism is sometimes used in literature as a stylistic device.

In the News

Fiction cross-reference

Nonfiction cross-reference

External links: