Literary notes about speech (AI summary)
The term "speech" in literature embodies a range of meanings, from the art of oratory and the conveyance of emotion to the very essence of language itself. Authors often depict it as a powerful tool for persuasion and expression, as with commanding or impassioned addresses that inspire or rebuke ([1], [2], [3]). In other contexts, speech reflects personal character or social convention, revealing both the natural cadence of everyday communication and the deliberate construction of language, as noted in discussions on rhetorical effect and ordinary dialogue ([4], [5], [6]). Thus, the word "speech" not only signifies verbal communication but also becomes a symbol for the interplay between thought, expression, and cultural identity.
- You know that you are Brutus that speak this, Or, by the gods, this speech were else your last.
— from Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare - Ernestine L. Rose, having known something of European despotism, followed Mr. Channing in a speech of great pathos and power.
— from History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I - PATRICK HENRY'S SPEECH BEFORE THE VIRGINIA CONVENTION OF DELEGATES Mr. President, it is natural to man to indulge in the illusions of hope.
— from The Art of Public Speaking by Dale Carnegie and J. Berg Esenwein - With your well modulated and empty tones you have so labored for rhetorical effect that the body of your speech has lost its vigor and died.
— from The Satyricon — Complete by Petronius Arbiter - But for Miss Sullivan's genius, untiring perseverance and devotion, I could not have progressed as far as I have toward natural speech.
— from The Story of My Life by Helen Keller - These words may be nouns, pronouns, numerals, prepositions, conjunctions and other parts of speech.
— from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson
