Reading Worksheet · Grades 7–9
Pathetic Fallacy Worksheet
A printable reading worksheet for grades 7-9 on pathetic fallacy. Students learn how writers give nature and weather human emotions to match the mood of a scene, match eight terms to clues, and answer four short-response questions. An illustration and complete answer key are included.
Subject
Reading
Grades
Grades 7–9
Skill Focus
Pathetic Fallacy, literary devices
Lesson Length
30 minutes
Lesson Overview
About this worksheet
Pathetic fallacy is when a writer gives nature or weather a human emotion to match a scene’s mood, such as rain in a sad moment. This worksheet teaches the device and how it relates to personification, with an illustration.
The reference box and Section A are on page 1. The reference box defines eight terms and shows weather mirroring a feeling. Section A has eight clue-matching items. Section B on page 2 has four short-response questions.
Page 3 is a complete answer key. The worksheet pairs well with the Personification and Mood and Atmosphere worksheets.
How to Use This Lesson
Read the reference box and study the illustration.
Match each clue to a term in Section A on page 1.
Answer the four short-response questions in Section B on page 2.
Use the answer key on page 3 for self-check.
Pair with the Personification Worksheet for more practice.
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Pathetic Fallacy Worksheet
A printable reading worksheet for grades 7-9 on pathetic fallacy. Students learn how writers give nature and weather human emotions to match the mood of a scene, match eight terms to clues, and answer four short-response questions. An illustration and complete answer key are included.
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