objective correlative
objective correlative noun: a physical representation or manifestation of an abstract concept; especially, a symbolic artistic representation of a particular emotion, feeling etc.
Noun
objective correlative (plural objective correlatives)
- A physical representation or manifestation of an abstract concept; especially, a symbolic artistic representation of a particular emotion, feeling etc.
- Neil Young invented strung-out country-rock in 1975 with his album Tonight's the Night, its bittersweet desolation finding an objective correlative in the setting of America's south-western desert states.2007 February 2, Mat Snow, The Guardian
- Eleven years later, in 586, after another senseless revolt, Jerusalem was destroyed and Yahweh's temple, his objective correlative on earth, was burned to the ground.2009, Karen Armstrong, The Case for God, Vintage, published 2010, page 46
Forms of objective correlative
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Questions about objective correlative
- What does objective correlative mean?
- Objective correlative means a physical representation or manifestation of an abstract concept; especially, a symbolic artistic representation of a particular emotion, feeling etc.
- What part of speech is objective correlative?
- Objective correlative is a noun.
- What is the plural of objective correlative?
- The plural of objective correlative is objective correlatives.
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