direct discourse
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The story proper is written entirely in direct discourse which is really soliloquy, shading sometimes into a kind of ghostly dialog.
From Time Magazine Archive
Material is generally considered to be later, for instance, as it increases in length, detail, and direct discourse, and decreases in Jewish influence.
From Time Magazine Archive
How are the transitions to direct discourse indicated?
From The Ontario High School Reader by Marty, A.E.
The writer has changed it all to the direct discourse.
From Old Fort Snelling 1819-1858 by Hansen, Marcus L.
A later reading, now generally accepted, avoids the bad grammar by changing to direct discourse.
From Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes by Clippinger, Erle Elsworth
