Synonyms for recitation

noun

1. The act of reciting

   delivery, speaking, playing, narrating, reading, recounting, declaiming, discoursing, soliloquizing, discussion, holding forth, performance, recital, narration, rehearsal, monologue, discourse.

2. A class meeting for recitation of answers

   quiz period, recitation period, examination, oral questioning, schoolroom exercise, discussion hour, class discussion; see also class 3.

3. A composition used for recitation, sense 1

   soliloquy, monologue, speech, address, oration, talk, proclamation, poetry, reading selection, sermon, appeal, report, performance piece; see also speech 3, writing 2.