Descriptive Essays

DescriptiveEssaysDescriptivewritingportrayspeople,places,things,momentsandtheorieswithenoughvividdetailtohelpthereadercreateamentalpictureofwhatisbeingwrittenabout.ThingstoConsiderasYouWriteYourDescriptiveEssayThinkofaninstancethatyouwanttodescribe.Whyisthisparticularinstanceimportant?Whatwereyoudoing?Whatotherthingswerehappeningaroundyou?Isthereanythingspecificthatstandsoutinyourmind?Wherewereobjectslocatedinrelationtowhereyouwere?Howdidthesurroundingsremindyouofotherplacesyouhavebeen?Whatsights,smells,sounds,andtasteswereintheair?Didthesights,smells,sounds,andtastesremindyouofanything?Whatwereyoufeelingatthattime?Hastherebeenaninstanceinwhichyouhavefeltthiswaybefore?Whatdoyouwantthereadertofeelafterreadingthepaper?Whattypesofwordsandimagescanconveythisfeeling?Canyouthinkofanothersituationthatwassimilartotheoneyouarewritingabout?Howcanithelpexplainwhatyouarewritingabout?Isthereenoughdetailinyouressaytocreateamentalimageforthereader?ConventionsofDescriptiveEssaysIllustratedbySampleParagraphsAppealing-to-the-SensesDescription:Letthereadersee,smell,hear,taste,andfeelwhatyouwriteinyouressay.Thethick,burntscentofroastedcoffeetickledthetipofmynosejustsecondsbeforetheold,faithfulalarmblaredadistortedtop-fortythroughitstinytopspeaker.Wipingawaythegritoflastnight`ssleep,thestarchwhitesunlightblindedmemomentarilyasIslungmyarmlikeanelephanttrunkalongthetopofthealarm,searchingforthesnoozebutton.Whilestretchi第12页下一页