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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 real life usage, illeism can reflect a number of different stylistic intentions or involuntary circumstances:


== Fiction cross-reference ==
== Fiction cross-reference ==


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


== Nonfiction cross-reference ==
== Nonfiction cross-reference ==
* [[Literature (nonfiction)]]


== External links ==
== External links ==

Revision as of 04:41, 14 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.

Fiction cross-reference

Nonfiction cross-reference

External links