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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No one wanted to rent the run-down house on the corner.

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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

Example sentences from the Web for objective correlative

All other issues—racial, feminine, even environmental—need to fit around this central objective.
Time to Bring Back the Truman Democrats|Joel Kotkin|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Koenig has not been a sterile, objective narrator; she has openly voiced her biases, concerns, and gut feelings all along.
Adnan Killed Her! No, Jay Did It! Serial’s Uncertain, True-to-Reality End|Emily Shire|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Certainly that was the objective of the attack: The school is a private one run by the army for the children of soldiers.
Taliban: We Slaughtered 100+ Kids Because Their Parents Helped America|Sami Yousafzai|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Meeting an additional objective standard is necessary: can the vehicle safely transport you from one place to another?
The Birth of the Novel|Nick Romeo|November 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Carles told me that MormonThink strives to be objective and impartial.
God vs. the Internet. And the Winner is…|Michael Schulson|November 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The two-thirds objective should be used as a finder, while the one-sixth is reserved for examining details.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
They are easily seen with the one-sixth objective in the routine microscopic examination.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
Search with a one-twelfth-inch objective, using very subdued light.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
The embryos will collect in the water, and can be easily found with a two-thirds objective.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
Once his one-track mind got to functioning on a certain objective it seldom digressed.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various

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