Pathetic Fallacy

Pathetic Fallacy means to attribute _________ to a non-human object (typically the weather):

• an action

• a human quality

• a human emotion

• a human body part

Personification means to attribute _________ to a non-human object.

• a human emotion

• feelings

• a human quality or characteristic

• people

What does the sentence below demonstrate?

'The weather is miserable outside.'

• Personification

• Pathetic Fallacy

What does the sentence below demonstrate?

Jan ate the hotdog despite the arguments it posed to her digestive system

• Personification

• Pathetic Fallacy

What does the sentence below demonstrate?

'A friendly sun shone down brightly on the party guests as they arrived in the garden.'

• Personification

• Pathetic Fallacy

What does the sentence below demonstrate?

The cactus saluted any visitor brave enough to travel the scorched land.

• Personification

• Pathetic Fallacy

What does the sentence below demonstrate?

The candle flame danced in the dark.

• Personification

• Pathetic Fallacy

What does the sentence below demonstrate?

'The raindrops wept around him.'

• Personification

• Pathetic Fallacy

What does the sentence below demonstrate?

The tree seemed indifferent about the squirrels nibbling on her branches

• Personification

• Pathetic Fallacy

What does the sentence below demonstrate?

The sun stretched its golden arms across the plains.

• Personification

• Pathetic Fallacy