declamation vs rhetoric

declamation

noun
  • The act or art of declaiming; rhetorical delivery; loud speaking in public. 

  • Pretentious rhetorical display, with more sound than sense. 

  • A set or harangue; declamatory discourse. 

  • The public recitation of speeches as an exercise in schools and colleges. 

rhetoric

noun
  • The art of using language, especially public speaking, as a means to persuade. 

  • Meaningless language with an exaggerated style intended to impress. 

adj
  • Synonym of rhetorical. 

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