Associations to the word «Declamation»
Noun
- Oration
- Oratory
- Recitation
- Eloquence
- Rhetoric
- Seneca
- Orator
- Quiz
- Cicero
- Accompaniment
- Hearer
- Conservatory
- Pomp
- Propriety
- Debate
- Satire
- Singing
- Excerpt
- Ce
- Speech
- Melody
- Rhythm
- Passion
- Exercise
- Chant
- Tragedy
- Sentiment
- Argument
- Abolition
- Anecdote
- Intrigue
- Nobility
- Contest
- Accent
- Poetry
- Perfection
- Roar
- Repetition
- Latin
- Essay
- Verse
- Wagner
- Dialogue
- Opera
- Lecture
- Plea
- Discourse
- Theme
- Simple
- Interpretation
- Alas
- Composition
- Harmony
- Style
- Discussion
- Text
Adjective
Wiktionary
DECLAMATION, noun. The act or art of declaiming; rhetorical delivery; haranguing; loud speaking in public; especially, the public recitation of speeches as an exercise in schools and colleges; as, the practice declamation by students.
DECLAMATION, noun. A set or harangue; declamatory discourse.
DECLAMATION, noun. Pretentious rhetorical display, with more sound than sense; as, mere declamation.
Dictionary definition
DECLAMATION, noun. Vehement oratory.
DECLAMATION, noun. Recitation of a speech from memory with studied gestures and intonation as an exercise in elocution or rhetoric.
Wise words
Abuse of words has been the great instrument of sophistry
and chicanery, of party, faction, and division of society.