T.S. Eliot's concept of the 'Objective Correlative' suggests that an emotion in art is best expressed by:
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Correct answer: Using objects, situations, or events that evoke a specific emotion
Eliot argued that art should be impersonal. The 'objective correlative' serves as a sensory formula that triggers the desired emotional response in the reader without the author having to describe it explicitly.
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