Pathetic Fallacy
The phrase pathetic fallacy is a literary term for the attributing of human emotion and conduct to things found in nature that are not human.
It is a kind of personification that occurs in poetic descriptions, when, for example, clouds seem sullen, when leaves dance, or when rocks seem indifferent.
The British cultural critic John Ruskin coined the term in his book, Modern Painters (1843–60).
It is a kind of personification that occurs in poetic descriptions, when, for example, clouds seem sullen, when leaves dance, or when rocks seem indifferent.
The British cultural critic John Ruskin coined the term in his book, Modern Painters (1843–60).
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