1) a form of poetry for speaking or singing that tells a story (ballad)

2) speaking in a general way without giving details (broadly)

3) a person's style or way of speaking (diction)

4) (especially in speaking or writing) to move away (from the main subject) (digress)

5) (of a way of speaking or writing) wandering from one point or subject to another (discursive)

6) the art, style, of speaking well, especially in public (elocution)

7) the addition of a particular word or words, the spoken force used etc to make the significance clear or to show importance when speaking or writing (emphasis)

8) (of words, ways of speaking or writing) used in situations when one must be particularly polite, impersonal, well-educated, traditional etc to give a good impression (formal)

9) something put in or over a person's mouth to prevent her or him from speaking or crying out (gag)

10) to use movements of the hands, arms or head to express oneself while speaking (gesticulate)