pathos (
http://definr.com/pathos)
n 1: a quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow);
"the film captured all the pathos of their situation"
[syn:
poignancy]
2: a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of
others; "the blind are too often objects of pity" [syn:
commiseration,
pity,
ruth]
3: a style that has the power to evoke feelings