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

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

Note that a slight amount of descriptive matter may be included in a paragraph with the direct discourse, the only requirement being that a change of speaker shall be indicated by a new paragraph.

From The Century Handbook of Writing by Greever, Garland

Change the following from indirect to direct discourse and paragraph: When Whittier went on his first fishing trip, it was a day in early summer.

From Business English A Practice Book by Buhlig, Rose