pathetic fallacy
noun/pəˌθetɪk ˈfæləsi/
/pəˌθetɪk ˈfæləsi/
[uncountable, singular]- (in art and literature) the act of describing animals and things as having human feelings
- the poet’s use of pathetic fallacy in showing nature mourning the death of the shepherd
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