recitation vs spiel

recitation

noun
  • The act of publicly reciting something previously memorized. 

  • A part of a song's lyrics that is spoken rather than sung. 

  • The material recited. 

  • A regularly scheduled class, in a school, in which discussion occurs of the material covered in a parallel lecture. 

spiel

noun
  • A lengthy and extravagant speech or argument usually intended to persuade. 

  • A game of curling. 

  • An early form of rap music. 

verb
  • To give a sales pitch; to promote by speaking. 

  • To talk at length. 

How often have the words recitation and spiel occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )