A RHETORICAL QUESTION
Blog Posted:2/28/2018 3:25:00 AM
Delivery is one of the five canons of rhetoric,an art that is(was)an essential part of the training of an actor(before amplification at any rate),though I am not sure whether the ability to mumble in films/TV quailifes!
Delivery per se includes modulation of voice pitch and volume,phrasing and pace,relevant for reciting aloud.One consequence of this is an actor's ability to recite 24 syllable in ' one breath length',significantly more than the untrained voice.
This probably explains why recited poetry can 'sound' different when 'performed' ,but either way,for me ,adds to the unique ' as is moment 'experience ,whatever.