The Noctuary

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• More Momentum
  Anapestic rhythm, Forte dynamic, Ascending melody, Cumulative syntax, Informal register, 2-3 psychic distance
• More Weight
  Spondaic rhythm, Fortissimo dynamic, Dark tonality, Descending melody, Paratactic syntax, Formal register, 3-4 psychic distance
• More Lyric
  Liquid timbre, Pyrrhic or iambic rhythm, Suspended or bittersweet tonality, Arch melody, Hypotactic syntax, Lyric register, 1-2 psychic distance
• More Grounded
  Spondaic rhythm, Dark tonality, Mezzoforte dynamic, Level melody, Paratactic syntax, Formal register, 3-4 psychic distance
• More Tension
  Suspended tonality, Fricative timbre, Variable melody, Hypotactic syntax, Informal register, 2-3 psychic distance
• More Intimacy
  1-2 psychic distance, Piano dynamic, Liquid timbre, Iambic rhythm, Cumulative syntax, Lyric register
• More Distance
  4-5 psychic distance, Neutral tonality, Level melody, Mezzopiano dynamic, Cumulative syntax, Formal register
• More Brightness
  Bright tonality, Ascending melody, Open vowel timbre, Forte dynamic, Cumulative syntax, Informal register, 2-3 psychic distance
• More Darkness
  Dark tonality, Descending melody, Spondaic or iambic rhythm, Piano dynamic, Paratactic or fragmented syntax, Formal register, 3-4 psychic distance
• More Clarity
  Neutral tonality, Iambic rhythm, Mezzoforte dynamic, Level melody, Paratactic syntax, Formal register, 3-4 psychic distance
• More Vulnerability
  1-2 psychic distance, Piano dynamic, Open vowel timbre, Bittersweet tonality, Fragmented syntax, Lyric register
• More Authority
  Spondaic rhythm, Mezzoforte dynamic, Neutral tonality, Level melody, 3-4 psychic distance, Periodic syntax, Formal register
• More Strangeness
  Suspended tonality, Mixed timbre, Variable melody, Sprung rhythm, Fragmented syntax, Lyric register, 2-3 psychic distance
• More Urgency
  Trochaic or sprung rhythm, Forte dynamic, Ascending melody, Plosive timbre, Fragmented syntax, Colloquial register, 1-2 psychic distance
• More Stillness
  Pyrrhic rhythm, Pianissimo dynamic, Level melody, Suspended or neutral tonality, Hypotactic syntax, Lyric register, 2-3 psychic distance
• More Sensory Texture
  Mixed (plosive and liquid) timbre, Mezzoforte dynamic, 1-2 psychic distance, Cumulative syntax, Lyric register
• More Irony
  Ironic tonality, Neutral or bright surface dynamic, Mixed timbre, Level or descending melody, Balanced syntax, Informal register, 3 psychic distance
• More Grief
  Dark tonality, Descending melody, Dactylic rhythm, Piano or mezzopiano dynamic, Hypotactic syntax, Lyric register, 2-3 psychic distance
• More Joy
  Bright tonality, Ascending melody, Anapestic rhythm, Forte dynamic, Open vowel timbre, Cumulative syntax, Colloquial register, 2 psychic distance
• More Ambiguity
  Suspended tonality, Variable melody, Mixed timbre, 2-3 psychic distance, Hypotactic syntax, Informal register