declamation

dec·la·ma·tion  (dkl-mshn)

n.

1. A recitation delivered as an exercise in rhetoric or elocution.

2.

a. Vehement oratory.

b. A speech marked by strong feeling; a tirade.

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[Middle English declamacioun, from Latin dclmti, dclmtin-, from dclmtus, past participle of dclmre, to declaim; see declaim.]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	declamation - vehement oratory philippic, tirade, broadside - a speech of violent denunciation oratory - addressing an audience formally (usually a long and rhetorical address and often pompous); "he loved the sound of his own oratory" harangue, rant, ranting - a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion raving - declaiming wildly; "the raving of maniacs"
	2.	declamation - recitation of a speech from memory with studied gestures and intonation as an exercise in elocution or rhetoric recitation, recital, reading - a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance; "the program included songs and recitations of well-loved poems"