objective correlative
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.
Nearby words
objection, objectionable, objective, objective case, objective complement, objective correlative, objective danger, objective genitive, objective idealism, objective lens, objective point
Origin of objective correlative
First recorded in 1840–50
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