Recitation
noun
The act of saying a lesson, poetry, sentence, or speech that was memorized.
The student's recitation of the poem was impressive.
Often appears as...
- poetry recitation
- recitation competition
noun
The action of repeating something in a public performance.
His recitation of facts was delivered with precision.
Often appears as...
- recitation of facts
- recitation of details
noun
The act of praying a religious text word for word.
The priest began the recitation of the holy scriptures.
Often appears as...
- recitation of scriptures
- recitation of prayers
Usage tips
Formal, Respectful
Religious
noun
The act of saying a lesson, poetry, sentence, or speech that was memorized.
The student's recitation of the poem was impressive.
Often appears as...
- poetry recitation
- recitation competition
noun
The action of repeating something in a public performance.
His recitation of facts was delivered with precision.
Often appears as...
- recitation of facts
- recitation of details
noun
The act of praying a religious text word for word.
The priest began the recitation of the holy scriptures.
Often appears as...
- recitation of scriptures
- recitation of prayers
Usage tips
Formal, Respectful
Religious
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Memorization required
Recitation often means you need to memorize the content beforehand.
Before her recitation, she spent hours memorizing the poem.
Pro Tip 2/3Expression matters
How you express the words during recitation can be as important as the words themselves.
His emotional recitation moved the audience.
Pro Tip 3/3Practice for perfection
Repeated practice helps in delivering a smooth recitation.
She practiced her recitation daily, perfecting her intonation.
Pro Tip 1/3Memorization required
Recitation often means you need to memorize the content beforehand.
Before her recitation, she spent hours memorizing the poem.
Pro Tip 2/3Expression matters
How you express the words during recitation can be as important as the words themselves.
His emotional recitation moved the audience.
Pro Tip 3/3Practice for perfection
Repeated practice helps in delivering a smooth recitation.
She practiced her recitation daily, perfecting her intonation.
Pro Tip 1/3Memorization required
Recitation often means you need to memorize the content beforehand.
Before her recitation, she spent hours memorizing the poem.
Pro Tip 2/3Expression matters
How you express the words during recitation can be as important as the words themselves.
His emotional recitation moved the audience.
Pro Tip 3/3Practice for perfection
Repeated practice helps in delivering a smooth recitation.
She practiced her recitation daily, perfecting her intonation.
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The five major world...
are collected in the Quran, which literally translates into "the recitation." Muslims believe it to be the only holy book free of human corruption. It's also considered by many to be the finest work of literature in the Arabic language.
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How did you do both? Here's where my mind goes when I hear that recitation of all I accomplished. This planet is one of a billion,
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The five major world...
are collected in the Quran, which literally translates into "the recitation." Muslims believe it to be the only holy book free of human corruption. It's also considered by many to be the finest work of literature in the Arabic language.
Video examples
An entertainment icon on...
How did you do both? Here's where my mind goes when I hear that recitation of all I accomplished. This planet is one of a billion,
Example 1 of 2
Quote examples
Samira Wiley
American Actress
There was this girl who went to my school, and she did a Nikki Giovanni poem, 'Ego Tripping,' and it was just different from everyone else's. It wasn't flat recitation. It had an energy and a life to it. And it made me sit up in my seat, and my eyes got wide, and I really felt inside myself, 'She's making me feel things. I want to do that.
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Joseph B. Wirthlin
American Businessman
There are many reasons our prayers may lack power. Sometimes they become routine. Our prayers become hollow when we say similar words in similar ways over and over so often that the words become more of a recitation than a communication.
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Lascelles Abercrombie
British Poet
But the gravest difficulty, and perhaps the most important, in poetry meant solely for recitation, is the difficulty of achieving verbal beauty, or rather of making verbal beauty tell.
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Robert Anton Wilson
American Writer
The function of Theology? The recitation of the incomprehensible by the unspeakable to pick the pockets of the unthinking.
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Frank Luntz
American Politician
A compelling story, even if factually inaccurate, can be more emotionally compelling than a dry recitation of the truth.
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Lascelles Abercrombie
British Poet
The first epics were intended for recitation; the literary epic is meant to be read.
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Natalie Merchant
American Musician
Poetry comes alive to me through recitation.
Quote examples
Samira Wiley
American Actress
There was this girl who went to my school, and she did a Nikki Giovanni poem, 'Ego Tripping,' and it was just different from everyone else's. It wasn't flat recitation. It had an energy and a life to it. And it made me sit up in my seat, and my eyes got wide, and I really felt inside myself, 'She's making me feel things. I want to do that.
Quote examples
Joseph B. Wirthlin
American Businessman
There are many reasons our prayers may lack power. Sometimes they become routine. Our prayers become hollow when we say similar words in similar ways over and over so often that the words become more of a recitation than a communication.
Quote examples
Lascelles Abercrombie
British Poet
But the gravest difficulty, and perhaps the most important, in poetry meant solely for recitation, is the difficulty of achieving verbal beauty, or rather of making verbal beauty tell.
Quote examples
Robert Anton Wilson
American Writer
The function of Theology? The recitation of the incomprehensible by the unspeakable to pick the pockets of the unthinking.
Quote examples
Frank Luntz
American Politician
A compelling story, even if factually inaccurate, can be more emotionally compelling than a dry recitation of the truth.
Quote examples
Lascelles Abercrombie
British Poet
The first epics were intended for recitation; the literary epic is meant to be read.
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Natalie Merchant
American Musician
Poetry comes alive to me through recitation.
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