It's called "syntax".
When describing a work of art with words, the term is ekphrasis.
The wrods pale fear are an example of the literary term personification.
You start leaving words out of sentences.
The phrase "they knew not of what" is an example of anastrophe, a literary device where the typical order of words is inverted for emphasis or poetic effect. It is commonly used in literature to create a sense of importance or to draw attention to specific words or ideas.
Diction is defined as the words an author uses in a literary work as part of a literary style.
The literary term used in the words "dying gladiator" is oxymoron. An oxymoron is a figure of speech that combines contradictory terms to create a unique meaning or expression.
Metaphor... A+LS FTW
Alliteration.
One choice is verbose.
Phenomology
order of events or actions in a novel, story or play.
Idiomatic expression. A collection of words that means something different than the sum of the individual words.