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
The writer has changed it all to the direct discourse.
From Old Fort Snelling 1819-1858 by Hansen, Marcus L.
Note the characteristic change of person, the transition from indirect to direct discourse.
From Anglo-Saxon Grammar and Exercise Book with Inflections, Syntax, Selections for Reading, and Glossary by Smith, C. Alphonso (Charles Alphonso)
The great difficulty of getting uneducated people to give their testimony in direct discourse is remarkable.
From Criminal Psychology; a manual for judges, practitioners, and students by Gross, Hans Gustav Adolf
