rhesis
/ˈriːsɪs/noun
A speech, especially a monologue delivered by a character in a classical Greek drama.
Origin
Mid 19th century. From ancient Greek ῥῆσις word, speech from an ablaut variant of the base of ancient Greek (Epic and Ionic) ἐρέω (earlier ϝερέω; Attic ἐρῶ) I shall say + -σις.