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- Pathetic Fallacy
Pathetic fallacy is a literary device that attributes human qualities and emotions to inanimate objects of nature. The word pathetic in the term is not used in the derogatory sense of being miserable; rather, it stands for “imparting emotions to something else.”
( Difference Between Pathetic Fallacy and Personification
Generally, pathetic fallacy is confused with personification. The fact is that they differ in their function. Pathetic fallacy is a kind of personification that gives human emotions to inanimate objects of nature; for example, referring to weather features reflecting a mood. Personification, on the other hand, is a broader term. It gives human attributes to abstract ideas, animate objects of nature, or inanimate non-natural objects.
For example, the sentence “The somber clouds darkened our mood” is a pathetic fallacy, as human attributes are given to an inanimate object of nature reflecting a mood. But, the sentence “The sparrow talked to us” is a personification because the animate object of nature - the sparrow - is given the human quality of “talking.”)
Example of Pathetic Fallacy in Literature
Macbeth (By William Shakespeare)
Shakespeare uses pathetic fallacy in his play Macbeth to describe the dark murder of the character Duncan. In Act 2, Scene 3, Lennox says:
“The night has been unruly. Where we lay,
Our chimneys were blown down and, as they say,
Lamentings heard i’ th’ air, strange screams of death,
And prophesying with accents terrible
Of dire combustion and confused events
New hatched to the woeful time. The obscure bird
Clamored the livelong night. Some say the Earth
Was feverous and did shake.”
The pathetic fallacy examples in the above lines describe the ominous atmosphere on the night of Duncan’s murder. The unruly night, the screams of death in the air, and the feverous earth depict the evil act of murder that happened a night before.
I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud (By William Wordsworth)
William Wordsworth, in his poem I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud, says:
“I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o’er vales and hills,”
The poet describes clouds as lonely, in order to describe his own state.
Function of Pathetic Fallacy
By employing pathetic fallacy, writers try to bring inanimate objects to life, so that the nature of emotions they want to convey is understood in a better way. This is because it is easier for readers to relate to abstract emotions when they observe it in their natural surroundings. In addition, the use of pathetic fallacy encourages readers to develop a perspective that is new as well as creative.
[ The word "pathetic," in this context, doesn't mean "bad" or "lame." It comes from the Latin pathos, meaning "feeling." The word "fallacy" comes from the Latin fallax, meaning "deceitful" or "false." When they're put together, these words suggest that assigning human feelings to nonhuman things is a falsehood. However, that doesn't mean that pathetic fallacy is always a mistake; it is often used on purpose in order to evoke a certain emotional atmosphere.
The term "pathetic fallacy" was coined by a British writer named John Ruskin, who defined it as "emotional falseness." Ruskin originally used the term to criticize what he saw as the sentimental attitude of 18th century Romantic poets toward nature. The meaning of the term has shifted over time, and now is often used to simply describe, rather than criticize, the attribution of emotions to non-human things. ]
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1) Oh, rain, how long will you fall upon me?
2) I've stepped in the middle of seven sad forests.
3) God bless the hands which prepared this food.
4) I am an idiotic genius.
5) The Carr went flying down the street.
6) There are two mouths to feed in my family.
7) Give every man thy ear, but few thy voice.
8) Your enemy's friend is your enemy.
9) I have seen the tempests, when the scolding winds.
10) The thunder was grumbling in the distance.
11) Speech is silver, bt silence is gold.
Ma'am please tell me about the literary devices which are used in these sentences. It's urgent.
1. Apostrophe
2. Pathetic Fallacy
3. Synechdoche
4. oxymoron
5.Hyperbole
6. Synechdoche
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Another teacher was talking about the same thing differently .she says that pathetic fallacy is ,only giving emotions ,feelings and moods to non living,whereas ,in personification giving all qualities of human being to non living.pls make it clear, thanks
I wonderd lonely as a cloud, esmein pathetic fallacy nd simli dono ho skta h kya.
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Can trees plants and flowers be the examples of pathetic fallacy
Yes
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I thought that they are living things so I had a doubt
@@chetanawarkad5209 I'm sorry. I answered it absent- mindedly. You are right. That's not pathetic Fallacy. Wind, air, soil , sun these are examples of pathetic fallacy
@@Swarnshikha Thanks for clearing my doubt
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