direct discourse
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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 story proper is written entirely in direct discourse which is really soliloquy, shading sometimes into a kind of ghostly dialog.
From Time Magazine Archive
We miss direct discourse of simple human affection about the person, which we find so often in those lay speeches at the grave of which in France they set us nowadays so many good examples.
From Memories and Studies by Henry James
How does the voice make the transition to direct discourse?
From The Ontario High School Reader by A.E. Marty
How are the transitions to direct discourse indicated?
From The Ontario High School Reader by A.E. Marty
