Declamation

n. formal declaration; formal speech

Declamation (also known as Oratorical Declamation or Oratorical Interpretation, commonly abbreviated to "dec") is a public speaking event of the National Catholic Forensic League. One can qualify for the annual NCFL Grand National Tournament in Declamation through their local qualifying tournament. The category is almost always open to freshmen and sophomores only; it is often used as a "starter" event to get underclassmen used to the speech and debate activity in general and to prepare them for other categories such as Dramatic Performance or Original Oratory.
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Noun
1. vehement oratory
(hypernym) oratory
(hyponym) tirade, philippic, broadside
(derivation) declaim, inveigh
2. recitation of a speech from memory with studied gestures and intonation as an exercise in elocution or rhetoric
(hypernym) recitation
(derivation) declaim, recite

n. declamation

(n.)
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.
  

(n.)
Pretentious rhetorical display, with more sound than sense; as, mere declamation.
  

(n.)
A set or harangue; declamatory discourse.