Patheic Fallacy? (1 Viewer)

[[trent]]

Hi.
I've got a question about english terminology...

What is the term to describe when the external environment reflects the charcter's internal emotions/mood (eg: thunder-storm when depressed, etc)

I have a feeling its called pathetic fallacy, but i'm not sure (or is it personification?)

Thanks

-trent

 

[lil lelu]

no personification is giving something lifeless living characteristics eg the house sighed (cloudstreet novel hehe)

 

[[trent]]

yeah, that's what i thought.

so is personification and pathetic fallacy the same?

I'm trying to sound impressive in my essay

 

[lil lelu]

umm i acually have an english literary theory terms booklet at home but im not there and i cant think of it off the top of my head.

 

[silvermoon]

what you described is far closer to personification than 'pathetic fallacy'

pathetic fallacy doesn't really mean anything: literally just a 'sad lie'. you weren't perhaps thinking of prophetic fallacy?