Declamation vs. Monologue
Declamationnoun
The act or art of declaiming; rhetorical delivery; loud speaking in public.
Declamationnoun
The public recitation of speeches as an exercise in schools and colleges.
Declamationnoun
A set or harangue; declamatory discourse.
Declamationnoun
Pretentious rhetorical display, with more sound than sense.
Declamationnoun
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.
Declamationnoun
A set or harangue; declamatory discourse.
Declamationnoun
Pretentious rhetorical display, with more sound than sense; as, mere declamation.
Declamationnoun
vehement oratory
Declamationnoun
recitation of a speech from memory with studied gestures and intonation as an exercise in elocution or rhetoric
Declamationnoun
the action or art of declaiming
Declamationnoun
a rhetorical exercise or set speech
Declamation
Declamation (from the Latin: declamatio) is an artistic form of public speaking. It is a dramatic oration designed to express through articulation, emphasis and gesture the full sense of the text being conveyed.
Monologuenoun
A long speech by one person in a play; sometimes a soliloquy; other times spoken to other characters.
Monologuenoun
(comedy) A long series of comic stories and jokes as an entertainment.
Monologuenoun
A long, uninterrupted utterance that monopolizes a conversation.
Monologueverb
To deliver a monologue.
Monologuenoun
A speech uttered by a person alone; soliloquy; also, talk or discourse in company, in the strain of a soliloquy; as, an account in monologue.
Monologuenoun
A dramatic composition for a single performer.
Monologuenoun
speech you make to yourself
Monologuenoun
a long utterance by one person (especially one that prevents others from participating in the conversation)
Monologuenoun
a (usually long) dramatic speech by a single actor
Monologuenoun
a long speech by one actor in a play or film, or as part of a theatrical or broadcast programme
Monologuenoun
a long, tedious speech by one person during a conversation
Monologue
In theatre, a monologue (from Greek: μονόλογος, from μόνος mónos, and λόγος lógos, ) is a speech presented by a single character, most often to express their thoughts aloud, though sometimes also to directly address another character or the audience. Monologues are common across the range of dramatic media (plays, films, etc.), as well as in non-dramatic media such as poetry.
