Pathetic Fallacy
Authored by Shiven Deveshwar
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8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Pathetic Fallacy is...
The attribution of human feelings to inanimate objects in nature.
Representing an abstract quality in human form.
Giving an inanimate object powers of speech and expression.
An indirect word/expression used when talking about an unpleasant topic.
Answer explanation
Pathetic Fallacy only includes human feelings.
Tags
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who coined the term 'Pathetic Fallacy'?
Aristotle
Herman Melville
John Ruskin
George Eliot
William Shakespeare
Answer explanation
John Ruskin, in his book series 'Modern Painters' from 1843-1860.
Tags
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How many examples of Pathetic Fallacy are here:
The rain wept about him as he trudged back home. His numb hand scowled up at him and his hat bore down heavily on his head.
0
1
2
3
Answer explanation
The first one is a Pathetic Fallacy while the second is a personification and the third is a simple description.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Pathetic Fallacy is a type of...
Meitosis
Euphemism
Deliberate Repitition
Personification
Tags
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why did John Ruskin coin the term 'Pathetic Fallacy'?
He found that it was grammatically awkward.
He thought it was a mark of inferior poets.
He decided that it caused redundancy in writing.
He realised that it convoluted sentence structure.
Answer explanation
Pathetic Fallacy does not cause redundancy, is not grammatically incorrect, and keeps the sentence structure good. It gives an improvement to writing.
Tags
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Since when has Pathetic Fallacy been used?
Ancient Mesopotamia
Ancient Rome
Ancient Greece
Ancient Egypt
Answer explanation
Egypt and Rome existed during the same time; Mesopotamia came before the invention of Pathetic Fallacy.
Tags
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
7.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Which effect can Pathetic Fallacy create?
Describe the weather.
Describe a character's mood.
Make inanimate objects more relatable.
Auxesis and meiosis in English grammar.
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