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Declamation meaning
The act or art of declaiming; rhetorical delivery; loud speaking in public. | The act or art of declaiming; rhetorical delivery; loud speaking in public. | The public recitation of speeches as an exercise in schools and colleges.
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Later, Speaker Prevez Ashraf and Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari distributed prizes among the winners of declamation contests, which were organised across the country.
Second place in Declamation went to Hannah Edwards of Bridge City High School for her delivery of “This is Water” by David Foster Wallace.
Another memorable wartime composition is Ivor Gurney 's climactic declamation of "By a bierside", a setting quickly set down in 1916 during a brief spell behind the lines.
Cardine states that natural speech-rhythms provide a rhythmic basis for the declamation of Gregorian chant.
He devoted a large part of his life to his writings, which he was able to do because of his financial freedom.sfn Livy was known to give recitations to small audiences, but he was not heard of to engage in declamation, which was a common pastime.
In 1990 the Mekons released the EP F.U.N. 90 with Bangs' declamation in the song "One Horse Town".
Prizes are awarded too for excellence in such activities as painting, sculpture, ceramics, playing musical instruments, musical composition, declamation, silverwork, and design.