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Literary Term Quiz: Pathetic Fallacy and Gatsby
Part 1: Planning, ungraded.
1. Define fallacy.
2. Define pathetic fallacy, as it applies to literature.
3. Give an example of an instance of pathetic fallacy from any text other than The Great Gatsby. (Yes, movies,
commercials, TV shows, etc. count as a “text.”)
4. Give an example of pathetic fallacy from chapter 5 of The Great Gatsby.
5. What is the purpose behind Fitzgerald’s use of this literary device?
Part 2: Graded (50 points)
What is the effect of Fitzergald’s use of pathetic fallacy? This is the only part of the quiz that is graded, and your
answer needs to include the details from your answers to each of the previous questions. Be sure to include a
purposeful TAG and a concluding statement of some kind.