The structure of oratory dialogue

Abstract

The article considers the peculiarities of the structure of dialogues in oratory speech. The author affirms the forms of dialogues in oratory speech is interrelated with the speeches in improvisatory tradition that can be found in ancient eastern monuments (Avesta). The author of the article analyzes the dynamic nature of the structure of dialogues based on contrast. The structure of question and answer reveals the idea of oratory speech, society, the mystery of world and origin. The oratory dialogues’ structure specifies the traits characteristic for folklore such as riddles, tongue twisters and the syntax of oral informal speech. However the author proves the positivity of oratory speech for intellect and Weltanschauung. The author exposes the types of monologue such as monodialogue, polylogue and dramatic dialogue. He presents the artistic power and the time and space conditions of introduction, intricate word and taboo structure in oratory speech. The specialties of use of metaphoric comparison, confrontation, indication, proverb, rhetorical question, poetical inversion, rhyme and rhythm, repetition, assonance and alliteration in oratory speech are discussed.