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
Show them that it is better to use direct discourse; that is, to make the characters seem alive.
From Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 10 The Guide by Sylvester, Charles Herbert
Give other examples of direct discourse broken by narration.
From The Ontario High School Reader by Marty, A.E.
"You mustn't give way so," she said, inspired for once almost to direct discourse.
From The Turmoil, a novel by Tarkington, Booth
