This indicates an "objective correlative," which is when
objects, actions, or situations evoke a matching mood or feeling.
For example, if the ominous weather fits a foreboding situation -
this can be considered an objective correlative.
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Simply put, Objective Correlative is an object in the story that serves a symbolic purpose. So an example of this would be The light house in Virginia Woolf's book To The Lighthouse. Another example would be the coffin in William Faulkner's As I Lay Dying. It could also be a charter as well so Boo Radley in To Kill A Mockingbird.
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A correlative conjunction is one or more conjunctions all used in the same way.
Common Correlative Conjunctions
both-and
either-or
not only- but also
neither-nor
whether-or
Example
Both Mom and Dad went grocery shopping.
Both-and are the correlative conjunctions
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You need two words for it to be a real correlative
conjunction.