declamatory
adjective
de·clam·a·to·ry
di-ˈkla-mə-ˌtȯr-ē 
: of, relating to, or marked by declamation or rhetorical display
declamatory speeches
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The main theme, a declamatory seven-note figure, later becomes the basis for a fantastical cadenza on vibraphone, played poetically by Yeh.
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Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 31 May 2024
The action lurches from overt satire to romantic jousting and soap-operatic family melodrama; the performances have a declamatory pseudo-amateurism in keeping with the film’s statements of personal self-assertion and political purpose.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2024
That starts with the declamatory choice to populate historically white genres with predominantly Black casts.
—Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2024
Hilson’s performance is of a different register than most of the rest of the cast — haltingly realistic in an otherwise declamatory play.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2023
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Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 31 May 2024
The action lurches from overt satire to romantic jousting and soap-operatic family melodrama; the performances have a declamatory pseudo-amateurism in keeping with the film’s statements of personal self-assertion and political purpose.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2024
That starts with the declamatory choice to populate historically white genres with predominantly Black casts.
—Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2024
Hilson’s performance is of a different register than most of the rest of the cast — haltingly realistic in an otherwise declamatory play.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2023
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“Declamatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/declamatory. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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