Declamation
noun
The act of delivering a speech or talking loudly and dramatically.
Her declamation of the poem was powerful and left everyone in awe.
Usage tips
Formal
Academic, General
noun
A speech given in front of a crowd, usually with a lot of passion and emotion.
In the competition, each participant will give a declamation on their chosen topic.
Often appears as...
- recite a declamation
- declamation contest
Usage tips
Formal, Approving
Academic
noun
A piece of written or spoken material that is memorized and performed.
For his acting class, he had to choose a declamation from a play.
Often appears as...
- memorize a declamation
- perform a declamation
Usage tips
Artistic
noun
The act of delivering a speech or talking loudly and dramatically.
Her declamation of the poem was powerful and left everyone in awe.
Usage tips
Formal
Academic, General
noun
A speech given in front of a crowd, usually with a lot of passion and emotion.
In the competition, each participant will give a declamation on their chosen topic.
Often appears as...
- recite a declamation
- declamation contest
Usage tips
Formal, Approving
Academic
noun
A piece of written or spoken material that is memorized and performed.
For his acting class, he had to choose a declamation from a play.
Often appears as...
- memorize a declamation
- perform a declamation
Usage tips
Artistic
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Emotionally Charged
Declamations are meant to evoke emotions, so expect a powerful delivery with emphasis.
His declamation on social justice issues moved the audience to tears.
Pro Tip 2/3Audience Engagement
A declamation aims to capture the audience's attention, often involving interactive delivery.
She interacted with spectators during her stirring declamation.
Pro Tip 3/3Public Speaking Event
Declamations are appropriate for formal events like debates, lectures, or ceremonies.
He practiced his declamation for the graduation ceremony.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotionally Charged
Declamations are meant to evoke emotions, so expect a powerful delivery with emphasis.
His declamation on social justice issues moved the audience to tears.
Pro Tip 2/3Audience Engagement
A declamation aims to capture the audience's attention, often involving interactive delivery.
She interacted with spectators during her stirring declamation.
Pro Tip 3/3Public Speaking Event
Declamations are appropriate for formal events like debates, lectures, or ceremonies.
He practiced his declamation for the graduation ceremony.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotionally Charged
Declamations are meant to evoke emotions, so expect a powerful delivery with emphasis.
His declamation on social justice issues moved the audience to tears.
Pro Tip 2/3Audience Engagement
A declamation aims to capture the audience's attention, often involving interactive delivery.
She interacted with spectators during her stirring declamation.
Pro Tip 3/3Public Speaking Event
Declamations are appropriate for formal events like debates, lectures, or ceremonies.
He practiced his declamation for the graduation ceremony.
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Video examples
Antonio Donato Nobre:...
which is drought, this climate change, things that we already knew. I'd like to tell you a short story. Once, about four years ago, I attended a declamation, of a text by Davi Kopenawa, a wise representative of the Yanomami people,
Video examples
Antonio Donato Nobre:...
which is drought, this climate change, things that we already knew. I'd like to tell you a short story. Once, about four years ago, I attended a declamation, of a text by Davi Kopenawa, a wise representative of the Yanomami people,
Example 1 of 1
Quote examples
Ron Moody
British Actor
My father and my uncle used to be amateur monologuists because their generation grew up with Henry Irving and the like, and they had that style of delivery, of declamation: 'The Belllllls!' What we call 'ham' now, larger than life.
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William Graham Sumner
American Businessman
Labor organizations are formed, not to employ combined effort for a common object, but to indulge in declamation and denunciation, and especially to furnish an easy living to some officers who do not want to work.
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Edward Moore
English Dramatist
Ay, rail at gaming - 'tis a rich topic, and affords noble declamation. Go, preach against it in the city - you'll find a congregation in every tavern.
Quote examples
Ron Moody
British Actor
My father and my uncle used to be amateur monologuists because their generation grew up with Henry Irving and the like, and they had that style of delivery, of declamation: 'The Belllllls!' What we call 'ham' now, larger than life.
Quote examples
William Graham Sumner
American Businessman
Labor organizations are formed, not to employ combined effort for a common object, but to indulge in declamation and denunciation, and especially to furnish an easy living to some officers who do not want to work.
Quote examples
Edward Moore
English Dramatist
Ay, rail at gaming - 'tis a rich topic, and affords noble declamation. Go, preach against it in the city - you'll find a congregation in every tavern.
Example 1 of 3
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