NAV AND MEG'S WORDS 

anecdotal evidence -  non-scientific observations or studies, which do not provide proof but may assist research efforts 

archaic language - language belonging to an earlier time and generally no longer used

aside - a remark or passage by a character in a play that is intended to be heard by the audience but unheard by the other characters in the play

assonance - the repetition of vowel sounds 

ballad - a poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas