Who wrote On Pathetic Fallacy?

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Updated: 8/17/2019

It is a term coined by John Ruskin in 1856 to cover such a comparison in which objects, animals or abstract ideas are assigned human properties without actually mentioning human beings, taking for granted that only human beings can perform certain activities or possess human qualities.

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What is the word for when the weather reflects the mood?

"Pathetic Fallacy"

What is it cAlled when nature mimics plot?

Pathetic fallacy

What is an example of pathetic fallacy?

pathetic fallacy is when you match your mood to the weather 1 example is:he was miserable when it started to rainshe was gloomy when thunder struckjoyful tears came to Emily's eyes when the sun had come out and a rainbow appeared.

What is the difference between pathetic fallacy and personification?

Pathetic Fallacy is when someones emotions are influenced by the weather.Personification is when an author makes an object sound like a person because it is easier for us to relate to an object with human attributes.Pathetic fallacy is a special kind of personification.

What word describes when the weather in a work of literature mirrors the events?

Pathetic fallacy

What is the literary device in which the weather or nature mirrors the mood of the characters?

pathetic fallacy

What is the technique called where the writer uses the weather to reflect how a character is feeling?

pathetic fallacy.

What are some examples of pathetic fallacy in popular movies?

Snow white and the seven dwarfs

Where Does Shakespeare Use Patheic Fallacy?

Shakespeare uses pathetic fallacy in Macbeth when in Act2 when he is talking about the weather and the animas around them, setting a dark and evil mood.

Where is there pathetic fallacy in dr jekeyll and Mr. Hyde?

it is used in chapter 9 on the 3rd line

Is the genius of the weather an example of personification or pathetic fallacy?

It could be either depending on if the subject is the person or the weather.

Where is pathetic fallacy in marriage is a private affair?

its used in the middle of the book where "Nwuaka" shows all her jewelery

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