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Noun Concept
Categories: Articles with short description, Rhetorical techniques, Grammatical tenses, Rhetoric stubs, Narrative techniques
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historical present  dramatic present  historic present  historical present tense  Literary present
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The use of the present tense to describe past actions or states WordNet 3.0
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The use of the present tense to describe past actions or states WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
In linguistics and rhetoric, the historical present or historic present, also called dramatic present or narrative present, is the employment of the present tense when narrating past events. Wikipedia
Use of the present tense when referring to past events, to add immediacy to what is being said or written. Wiktionary
Tense. Wiktionary (translation)
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present
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WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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historical present
Wikipedia
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historical present
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historical present
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historical present
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dramatic present, historic present, historical present tense, Literary present, narrative present
Wikidata Alias
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dramatic present, historic present, narrative present

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