direct discourse

[dih-rekt dis-kawrs, dahy-] / dɪˈrɛkt ˈdɪs kɔrs, daɪ- /

NOUN

report in which a speakers' exact words are quoted

Synonyms

WEAK

direct quotation direct speech oratio directa

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

Give other examples of direct discourse broken by narration.

From The Ontario High School Reader by Marty, A.E.

This artistic suspense is attained partly by the method of direct discourse; which, at the same time, develops the character of the hero.

From Essays on Modern Novelists by Phelps, William Lyon

How are the transitions to direct discourse indicated?

From The Ontario High School Reader by Marty, A.E.