Descriptive Writing

“There’s a ……………………………. between a Description and a Descriptive writing.”

Answer explanation

While a description could be a plain account of something, a ‘descriptive’ writing Shows rather then Tells about what and how something is.

Descriptive writing usually appeals to…

• Touch

• Taste

• Sight

• Hearing

• Emotion

Answer explanation

….appeals to the five senses of touch, taste, sight, smell and hearing

Which are not an instances of “descriptive” language?

1. Time is money

2. The soda fizzed as I poured it in the glass

3. Opportunity knocked at his door but he didn’t pay heed

4. The glasses were full of soda

5. The glass on the walls were not transparent

• Options 1 and 2

• Options 2 and 4

• Options 4 and 5

• Options 3 and 5

An example of descriptive language is…

• He snores very loudly

• They sat on the soft, sugary sand beach waiting the sunset as the sun rays shimmered on the water as the blue sky wore various shades of purple and pink

• You snore louder than a freight train

• They were sitting on the shore watching the gentle tide

Answer explanation

The options don’t just describe but Shows us/ makes us feel the scenario though its use of words

Which of the following a Descriptive essay doesn’t include?

• Feelings

• Impact of something

• Specific type of information

• Experience

• None of the above

Answer explanation

While a Personal approach encourages the fullest possible vivid description of personal feelings and experience, the Formal descriptive approach requires the write to provide specific type or pattern of information to to describe something in a clear structure: thought the personal descriptive essay could be vague and disorganised.

The essential parts of a Descriptive essay introduction are…

• Thesis statement

• Background or context

• Hook sentence

• Vivid, detailed description

The Descriptive body paragraphs must have…

• Topic sentence

• Sensory details

• A sentence indicating what’s coming next

• Phrases and Idioms

A Descriptive essay must conclude with

• A reflection of the initial purpose of the writing

• Some key points of the body paragraph details

• Clincher statement

• All of the above

• None of the above

To ensure that I have maintained everything in my descriptive writing, I should ask myself…

(Should I ask myself all; or is one or two irrelevant?)

• Have I provided enough context for a focused understanding?

• Is my thesis Clear and related to/ reflective of the content following?

• Are there vivid use of words clearing an image or real sense of things, and does the last sentence leave a lasting impact?

• Does every body paragraph make readers visualise or “sense” the picture drawn by my words? Or is it just plain lexical details?

• Is the language easy and fluid? Are there any grammatical or punctuation-based mistake?

  Does it make clear sense in the first reading?

Which of the following is not an impact of a Descriptive writing?

• Readers can “feel” the beauty of a city you have selected to describe

• Readers can understand of the appearance, behaviour and psychology of a person you described

• Readers always get a clear argument that the writer claim and establish

• Readers do not just get things to READ only, but also can REALISE or INFER a lot that’s implied or suggested

• Readers get factual data based on which verifiable conclusions can be reached with clarity