In MLA format, tell a personal story of about two pages in which you use dialogue. The story must be both original and believable–something you participated in or observed. The dialogue must:
be about two full pages long, but no more than four;
demonstrate the six variations of quoted speech;
have no repetitions of signal phrase verbs (including those used in reported speech);
use no more than two question marks and no more than one exclamation point;
have two underlined examples of reported speech (and make sure that you do not repeat any signal phrase verbs that you used in the quoted speech).
Use some of the signal phrases in the file i attached, and make sure to write as a prose style story. Make sure the story is something that makes sense.
Some Signal Phrase Verbs
Generic Verbs
said, told, asked, answered, questioned, stated, responded, replied, spoke
Sounds
yelled, shouted, whispered, mumbled, murmured, lisped, whined, groaned, cackled,
stammered, sang, snorted, bellowed, sighed, cried, gargled, laughed, hiccupped, yodeled,
cracked, shrieked, called, screamed, giggled, yawned, breathed, inhaled, exhaled,
hummed, coughed, droned, gasped, laughed, chuckled, cried, fumbled, spat,
Speech Acts
lied, complained, argued, disagreed, agreed, improvised, contradicted, preached,
demurred, admitted, confessed, retorted, quipped, protested, stabbed, attacked, kicked,
punched, clowned, struck, stonewalled, promised, warned, warmed, tore, implied,
greeted, failed, wondered, tested, taunted, begged, pleaded, hoped, suggested, teased,
explained, rebuked, rebutted, refuted, pried, poked, proclaimed, inquired, tortured,
asserted, advertised, ordered, evaded, wailed, interrogated, accused, praised, surprised,
reported, jested, joked, added, maintained, implored, concluded, declared, pointed out,
objected, observed, interrupted, interjected, requested, proposed, quipped, inferred,
concurred, flabbergasted, refused, baffled, disclosed, insinuated, lamented, guilted,
repeated, exclaimed, shocked, commented, exaggerated, intimated, conveyed,
congratulated, panicked, doubted, admitted, cheered, uttered, pronounced, signified,
confirmed,
Metaphors
barked, howled, growled, hissed, purred, meowed, whimpered, squealed, chirped,
croaked, honked, sputtered, honked, rang, squeaked, quacked, squawked, screeched,
clucked, crowed, revved, drilled, hammered, volleyed, exploded, erupted, yelped,
snarled, blasted, quaked, shot,
Actions
nodded, shook, quivered, spat, bowed, waved, sniffed, wept, shrugged, sliced, cowered,
turned, embraced, kissed, saluted, worried, bubbled, puked, tripped, ran, swiped, stabbed,
swung, slapped, shrank, stamped/stomped, clapped, danced, gestured, beckoned, pointed,
stumbled, scowled, jumped, vomited, regurgitated, leered, ogled, squirmed, gawked,
shivered, trembled, buoyed
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