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

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

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