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objective correlative
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noun Literature.
a completely depicted situation or chain of events that objectifies a particular emotion in such a way as to produce or evoke that emotion in the reader.
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Origin of objective correlative
First recorded in 1840–50
Words nearby objective correlative
objection, objectionable, objective, objective case, objective complement, objective correlative, objective danger, objective genitive, objective idealism, objectively, objective point
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How to use objective correlative in a sentence
To hell with seven types of ambiguity, the objective correlative, and the anxiety of influence.