direct discourse
Example Sentences
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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
We thus have all the advantages of direct discourse, all the gain in reality—without a hint as to what will be the fate of the leading actors.
From Essays on Modern Novelists by Phelps, William Lyon
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
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
