pathos

nouns

a quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow)

"the film captured all the pathos of their situation"

pathos, poignancy

a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others

"the blind are too often objects of pity"

commiseration, pathos, pity, ruth

is derived from

a style that has the power to evoke feelings

pathos

is a type of (narrower)

a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period

"all the reporters were expected to adopt the style of the newspaper"