DECLAMATION

Declamation

A declamation or declamatio is the rhetorical device of adopting the persona of an ancient figure to express a particular viewpoint or perspective. A typical example is Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite, a 5th-century author who was long thought to be a figure named in the Book of Acts.

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declamation

Noun

  1. 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.
  2. A set or harangue; declamatory discourse.
  3. Pretentious rhetorical display, with more sound than sense; as, mere declamation.


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