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Pathetic Fallacy Vs Personification

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

an action

b)

a human quality

c)

a human emotion

d)

a human body part

2.

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

a)

a human emotion

b)

feelings

c)

a human quality or characteristic

d)

people

3.

What does the sentence below demonstrate?

'The weather is miserable outside.'

a)

Personification

b)

Pathetic Fallacy

4.

What does the sentence below demonstrate?

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

a)

Personification

b)

Pathetic Fallacy

5.

What does the sentence below demonstrate?

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

a)

Personification

b)

Pathetic Fallacy

6.

What does the sentence below demonstrate?

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

a)

Personification

b)

Pathetic Fallacy

7.

What does the sentence below demonstrate?

The candle flame danced in the dark.

a)

Personification

b)

Pathetic Fallacy

8.

What does the sentence below demonstrate?

'The raindrops wept around him.'

a)

Personification

b)

Pathetic Fallacy

9.

What does the sentence below demonstrate?

The tree seemed indifferent about the squirrels nibbling on her branches

a)

Personification

b)

Pathetic Fallacy

10.

What does the sentence below demonstrate?

The sun stretched its golden arms across the plains.

a)

Personification

b)

Pathetic Fallacy

11.

What does the sentence below demonstrate?

Angry storms began to roll in.

a)

Personification

b)

Pathetic Fallacy

12.

What does the sentence below demonstrate?

The business world would chew you up and spit you out.

a)

Personification

b)

Pathetic Fallacy