declamation
Passionate public speaking
Declamation is passionate, rhetorical speech—the kind delivered with dramatic gestures and elevated tone.
The word often carries a whiff of excess: His speech devolved into declamation.
In education, a declamation is a recitation exercise where students deliver famous speeches or literary passages from memory.
Oral communication ability
- addressSpeak to formally
- orationFormal public speech
- lectureEducational spoken presentation
- sermonClergy's worship address
homily · monologue · recitation · harangue · peroration · pronouncement · elocution · rhetoric
Art of persuasive language
- argumentReasoned case or dispute
- convinceCause to believe
- persuadeCause to believe
- advocacyPleading for a cause
compelling · ethos · pathos · logos · appeal · exhortation · rallying · influence
Uninterrupted solo address
- soliloquyDramatic speech to oneself
- performanceCarrying out a task
- stageRaised performance platform
- dramaticStrikingly expressive or sudden
recital · acting · script · rehearsal · delivery · spotlight
Gathering for a cause
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- manifestoPublished statement of principles
- pamphletUnbound topical booklet
- soapboxPlatform for haranguing
agitation · polemic · invective · denunciation · broadside · philippic · screed · rabble-rousing
Intense emotional intensity
- vehemenceForceful emotional passion
- ardorIntense emotional warmth
- intensityStrength or force level
- zealIntense driving devotion
impassioned · forceful · fiery · stirring · dramatic · emotional · conviction · vigor
Something that extends outward
- enunciationClarity of spoken words
- articulationClear vocal expression
- intonationPitch variation in speech
- inflectionWord form alteration
diction · cadence · modulation · podium · lectern · microphone · audience · extemporaneous
Pretentious hollow language
- pomposityExaggerated sense of importance
- fustianPretentious, inflated language
- magniloquenceBoastful, elevated language
- verbosityUnnecessary word excess
windiness · flowery · overwrought · purple prose · highfalutin · turgid · bloated · pretentious
speech
Oral communication ability
sermon · homily · monologue · recitation · harangue · peroration · pronouncement · elocution · rhetoric · discourse
rhetoric
Art of persuasive language
advocacy · compelling · ethos · pathos · logos · appeal · exhortation · rallying · influence · eloquence
monologue
Uninterrupted solo address
- soliloquyDramatic speech to oneself
- performanceCarrying out a task
- stageRaised performance platform
dramatic · recital · acting · script · rehearsal · delivery · spotlight
rally
Gathering for a cause
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- manifestoPublished statement of principles
- pamphletUnbound topical booklet
soapbox · agitation · polemic · invective · denunciation · broadside · philippic · screed · rabble-rousing · firebrand
fervor
Intense emotional intensity
zeal · impassioned · forceful · fiery · stirring · dramatic · emotional · conviction · vigor · powerful
projection
Something that extends outward
- enunciationClarity of spoken words
- articulationClear vocal expression
- intonationPitch variation in speech
inflection · diction · cadence · modulation · podium · lectern · microphone · audience · extemporaneous · gesture
bombast
Pretentious hollow language
- pomposityExaggerated sense of importance
- fustianPretentious, inflated language
- magniloquenceBoastful, elevated language
verbosity · windiness · flowery · overwrought · purple prose · highfalutin · turgid · bloated · pretentious · florid
- public speakingspeech, public speaking, keynotes, keynote speeches, oratory
- interschooldebate, quiz bowl, spelling bee, sports, athletics
- oratorypublic speaking, speeches, oration, orations, addresses
- speechesspeech, addresses, historic speeches, lecture, soliloquy
- spoken wordspoken word, spoken word poetry, slam poetry, slam poets, poetry slam
- theatricstheatrics, dramatics, melodrama, histrionics, theatricality
declamationcasual conversation
Informal spoken exchange
plain speech · understatement · improvisation · ad-lib · small talk
declamationunderstatement
Intentional diminishment for effect
plain speech · quiet reflection · mumbling · monotone · deadpan delivery