Communication

Descriptive Writing

Definition

 Descriptive writing vividly portrays a person, place, or thing such a way that the reader can visualize the topic and enter into the writer's experience and mood.
Characteristics
  • elaborate use of sensory details and language including imagery
  • rich, vivid, and lively detail
  • figurative language such as simile, hyperbole, metaphor, symbolism and personification
  • using adjectives and adverbs, and active verbs to show rather than tell
Sample Topics
  • Describe a region of Canada.
  • Describe the type of throne you would have if you were a deity.
  • Describe a dream or a memory.
  • Write a paragraph describing what a vampire looks like.
  • Describing artwork.
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