descriptive composition class
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COMPOSITION II- 2016
THE BEST WAY FOR A WRITER TO HELP THE READER GET A CLEAR IMPRESSION IS TO USE THE LANGUAGE THAT APPEALS TO THE SENSES: SIGHT, TOUCH, SOUND, SMELL AND TASTE
VIVID DESCRIPTION BENEFITS NOT ONLY THE READER BUT ALSO THE WRITER (YOU)
YOU PRESENT SENSES IN PAPER, YOU WILL LEARN TO SEE, HEAR, TOUCH, SMELL, AND TASTE MORE ACUTELY THAN EVER BEFORE.
IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THE DETAILS IN A DESCRIPTIVE PARAGRAPH SUPPORT THE OVERALL IMPRESSION GIVEN IN THE TOPIC SENTENCE.
1- Start with what the reader can see. 2- Describe smells and tastes. 3- Say how the moment or item feels. 4- Mention the sounds of the moment. 5- Include some other literary
components.
When I was a child, my grandfather built me the most wonderful tree house. It had wide pine floorboards, and the walls were stained a rich walnut brown. One window faced the house, where I could often see my mother cooking dinner in the kitchen, and the other window faced the woods behind our yard. When I lay on the floor of the tree house, I could hear the wind rustling through the trees around me, and I could smell the breeze, which changed with each passing season. Even though my grandfather is no longer around, I still think of him when I visit my parents’ house and climb up to sit in my old tree house."
My lovely and sweet little house is the most stunning place ever. I have live here since I born. It is a small house but it is warm and comfortable. You can hear the parrots singing and eating their birdseed. My house always smells like strawberries because we use a lotion when we clean the house. We painted it with brown beige and brown. Everybody says that looks amazing with those colors.
Some people say that it is hot inside the house; however, I feel it warm. I know that is not a big house, but I will not change it for another one. I love this place and if I have the opportunity to keep it when my parents die, I would do it.
NEXT TO, NEAR, CLOSE, FAR, UP, DOWN, BETWEEN, ABOVE, BELOW, ON TOP, BENEATH, TOWARD, AWAY, LEFT, RIGHT, CENTER, FRONT, BACK, MIDDLE
SENSORY DETAILS VISUALIZE
AVOID REDUNDANCY EMPHASIZE OVERLOOKED ITEMS