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I wouldn't recommend this. Anything that appears in quotation marks is meant to be taken literally. When I first read your example, my first thought was that Celine was talking - and actually sayi...
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#4: Attribution notice removed
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2019-12-14T20:45:28Z (over 4 years ago)
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#3: Attribution notice added
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2019-12-08T12:19:31Z (over 4 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
I wouldn't recommend this. Anything that appears in quotation marks is meant to be taken literally. When I first read your example, my first thought was that Celine was talking - and actually saying the words "Bang, bang, bang, pow." This approach is likely to confuse the reader. A common alternative is to use italics instead: > _Bang! Bang! Bang! Pow!_ Celine banged on the door. _Bang! Bang! Pow! Pow!_ she continued. _Bang! Bang! Bang!_ (Unless, of course, you want a door that actually talks when someone knocks.) Feel free to adjust the punctuation to your liking - _Bang-bang-bang!_ could work as well.
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2019-06-26T22:48:33Z (almost 5 years ago)
Original score: 8