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 The role of the writer with a descriptive piece is to recreate scenes, objects and even situations  using the five senses. These senses include: smell, sight, touch, taste and sound. A good writer helps the reader envision the scenery as if they were there. To do this they have to use descriptive language. Descriptive language could include: verbs, adverbs, adjectives and effective vocabulary.


There are 5 techniques for effective descriptive writing: 




Technique 1 : Adding Specific information

It is important to add specific details so that readers or listener may be able to identify exact what is happen. Adding specific details includes: naming characters, explaining activities that are occurring, giving specific details about the setting.


Technique 2 : Word Choice 

Word choice is very important for any descriptive piece. Words choice the level of writer someone is. For lets take this picture for example :


Beginner writer : The beach is sandy, has a large pool of water and has green coconut trees.

Expert writer : As I stepped on the beach I glanced at the vast blue ocean as it crawls toward the golden brown sand. As I get closer, I can feel my feet sinking in the sand as if walking on pillows. I looked to the left and I noticed immediately a gust of wind swaying the lush green leaves of the gallant coconut trees. 

The highlighted words help to paint the picture of the scenery. Gives details that enhances the readers imagination. 

Technique 3 : Sensory Images

With this technique, the aim is to utilize several senses. These include: sound, touch, smell, taste, and sight. The following are some examples of words that can be used. 


It tastes…

It feels …

It looks…

 

It smells…

It sounds… 

sweet

prickly

dark

fresh

loud

sour

smooth

shiny

delicious

noisy

bitter

rough

long

bitter

quiet

crunchy

soft

skinny

rotten

silent

salty

hard

fat

salty

squeaky

chewy

silky

thin

smoky

creaky

dry

thick

small

sour

melodic

juicy

sticky

large

spicy

fizzy

hot

heavy

speckled

stale

shrill

fizzy

light

light

stinky

deafening

tasteless

bumpy

bright

sweet

faint

delicious

spiky

dotted

smelly

 



Technique 4 : Figurative Language


Use of figurative language may include: 

Personification: Giving life to an inanimate object.  For example, The wind howled at night.

Onomatopoeia: Using words to describe sound. For example, honk, growl, buzz,

Comparisons : Metaphors and Similes. 



Technique 5 : Dialogue 





Dialogue is important for fleshing out certain ideas. Its best to give full conversations verses  summarizing  to let the reader get a full understanding of the information.


















Comments

  1. Sherry-annOctober 24, 2021 at 7:57 PM

    Simple yet, quite informative. I like that example you gave too. I actually felt a part of the scene as it was described in the second sentence. This is exactly what we want in our students' writing.

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  2. KimberlyOctober 24, 2021 at 10:31 PM

    Very informative about the techniques that should be used when teaching descriptive writing. I loved the example you gave, I actually pictured while I was reading because it attacked my senses. Going forward I would like to see teachers employing these techniques, which will help students write effective descriptive pieces.

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