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In the iconic opening line of Herman Melville's Moby-Dick, "Call me Ishmael," what grammatical role does the word "Ishmael" serve?

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An objective complement is a noun or adjective that follows a direct object to rename or modify it, which is exactly how "Ishmael" functions by renaming the direct object "me." By using this specific grammatical command rather than a simple declaration like "I am Ishmael," Melville cleverly hints to the reader that this iconic, biblical name might just be a symbolic alias.

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