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Focuses on the oral interpretation of the lyrical form of poetry as a mode of imitation in the dramatic manner with a human action as its object. Similarity between the oral reading of a lyric poem with the art of acting; Aristotle's theory towards literature and oral interpretation; Use of Aristotle's theory in the interpretation of lyric poetry.

Examines the role of oratory and poetry in the literary theory of 17th-century French writer and Catholic priest Fénelon. Fénelon's view of poetry and oratory as instruments of similar value in human affairs; Basic principle in Fénelon's conception of the relations between oratory and poetry, as illustrated in his 'Dialogues on Eloquence' and 'Letter to the Academy.'