What is the term used to show the relationship between a character and the setti

Question: What is the term used to show the relationship between a character and the setting of a story!?

e!.g!. when a character seems angry the weather gets hotterWww@QuestionHome@Com

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I guess it's pathetic phallacy, where the weather seems to reflect the mood of the character!. One example is in King Lear, in the hearth scene, where the storm ragiung outside is representative of the storm brewing inside Lear's mind, which leads to his madness!.

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*sorry this got to be so very long, but it's worth a read*
http://en!.wikipedia!.org/wiki/literary_te!.!.!.
This link says 'literary technique,' under which I selected:

*'Sensory Detail or Imagery'* as a technique describing--> *'the relationship between a character and the setting!.!.!.'*

!.!.!.in other words, the term you want boils down to these:
'Imagery' (mainly) and 'Sensory Detail' both of which relate to 'sight, sound, touch, taste and smell'
!.!.!.but you might want to follow the link to see definitions!.

http://en!.wikipedia!.org/wiki/literary_te!.!.!.
This link is to 'literary terms' which is a very long list, however every word listed is a link to a further definition of that word!.
I followed 'imagery' to see again that it mainly relates to the five senses used in various ways in literature!.

If you like you can any 'External Links' found under these Wiki entries!.
I followed 'Metaphor Examples' under the first link, where I found a page with a blue box at the right and tiny-print links to various types of metaphors!.
I followed 'Metaphor List(s)'
to 'Examples of Metaphors'
to 'Sensory'
and 'Space, Time, Energy and Location' metaphors
!.!.!.lots of examples of simple metaphors that really lead back to:

'Imagery' and 'Sensory Detail'

ADD: Looked up 'pathetic fallacy' for you (under 'literary terms') and as I thought that is defined as 'the treatment of inanimate objects as if they had human feelings, thoughts or sensations!.!.!. also related to personification' which is 'direct and explicit in the ascription of life or sentience [cognition, thought] to the thing in question!.'

I really don't think relating a character to the setting is 'pathetic fallacy' at all, not as defined in 'literary terms!.'

*2nd ADD: UNLESS you find the definition for it under the first link ('literary technique' as 'a reflection of the mood of a character (usually the protagonist) in the atmosphere or inanimate objects!.!.!.' giving Shakespeare's King Lear and the storm as an example!. Under this definition, 'pathetic fallacy' fits, it seems to me!. Got to chase it down; at least I keep learning!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

That's just symbolism really!. The weather reflects your character's feelings!.

Using the pathetic fallacy would be to describe the weather as an angry person, i!.e!. personification!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Being in-tune!? Affecting!? DunnoWww@QuestionHome@Com

The term is 'pathetic fallacy'!. Www@QuestionHome@Com

Although the smart-*** fool above me said it first, im still sayin it!. It is called Pathetic Fallacy!Www@QuestionHome@Com

It is the "setting"!.Www@QuestionHome@Com