KnowraFree indirect discourseLinked fromLinked fromThe 84 pages that link to Free indirect discourse, each with the reason it gives.All 84Broader topic 3Related 72Compared with 9Narrative voiceBroader topic: It lets a narrator’s voice absorb a character’s language without direct quotation.Literary FictionBroader topic: It can reveal a character’s perspective without a marked shift into direct thought.ProseBroader topic: This technique lets prose move between narrator and character without explicit quotation.