Indirect Speech Definition and Examples
https://www.thoughtco.com/what-is-indirect-speech-169105807.05.2012 · Direct vs. Indirect Speech In direct speech , a person's exact words are placed in quotation marks and set off with a comma and a reporting clause or signal phrase , such as "said" or "asked." In fiction writing, using direct speech can display the emotion of an important scene in vivid detail through the words themselves as well as the description of how something was said.