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
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
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
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
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
