Expositor Veritatis by Ambrose Bierce
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By Ambrose Bierce · First published 1897 · Genre: Satire, Poetry, Philosophical · 202 words
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I Slept, and, waking in the years to be, / Heard voices, and approaching whence they came, / Listened indifferently where a key / Had lately been removed. An ancient dame / Said to her daughter: "Go to yonder caddy / And get some emery to scour your daddy."
And then I knew -- some intuition said -- / That tombs were not and men had cleared their shelves / Of urns; and the electro-plated dead / Stood pedestaled as statues of themselves.
With famous dead men all the public places / Were thronged, and some in piles awaited bases.
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- Work type: Short story
- Author: Ambrose Bierce
- Date: 1897 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Satire, Poetry, Philosophical, Fantasy, Allegory
- Length: 202 words
- Structure: 1 section, 5 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Fairly Easy (7th Grade)
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Genres
- Satire — The work critiques societal norms and the concept of truth through ironic and exaggerated depictions.
- Poetry — The text employs a structured verse and poetic devices, reflecting themes of mortality and legacy.
- Philosophical — It explores deep questions about truth, existence, and the human condition.
- Fantasy — The narrative includes surreal elements, such as the depiction of the dead and their statues.
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horror · gothic · supernatural · fiction · short stories · dark humor · satire · irony · symbolism · allegory · social commentary · psychological horror