The term "piteous" is often used to evoke a deep sense of sorrow, sympathy, or pathetic vulnerability in literature. In works by Tolstoy, it captures the quiet despair and expressive melancholy of characters, as seen when a parting glance or a restrained gesture hints at subduing grief ([1], [2]). Similarly, Shakespeare employs the word to underscore tragic suffering and to intensify the emotional tone, whether in a touch of humor or profound lament ([3], [4]). Other authors extend its use to both the dramatic and the grotesquely comic—from moans and cries in epic narratives to subtle, contorted expressions of anguish, as depicted in the works of Mark Twain, Virgil, and others ([5], [6], [7]). In each instance, "piteous" enriches the text by drawing the reader into the raw, empathetic core of human experience.