DESCRIPTIVE

WRITING
ENGLISH
BY MATTHEW 9.1
EXPLANATION

PERSONAL EXMAPLE ANOTHER EXAMLE

EVERYONE WAITED I SAW MY SISTER

THE BALL MADE A EATING A YELLOW
RHYTHMIC BOUNCE. PACKET OF CHIPS
THE SMELL OF THE AND KNEW MY
SWEAT TURNED INTO SISTER HAD STOLEN
A VINEGAR-LIKE MY SNACK. IT ALSO
SMELL MADE A MUFFLED
THE BASKETBALL CRINKLING OF THE
SHOE SQUEAKS, PACKAGE, AND THE
PLAYERS CAME OUT. SMELL OF THE
THE BASKETBALL SAVORY CHIPS
WENT THROUGH MADE ME WANT TO
WITH ACCURACY. FLY
CRAZY AND SLICK
MOVEMENTS WERE SENSORY DETAIL
MADE, AND THE
COURT ANSWERED. THE FIVE SENSES
THE INTENSE TURNED SIGHT, TOUCH,
THE COURT INTO A SOUND, TASTE, AND
COMBAT ZONE. SMELL ARE USED BY
DRIBBLES SENSORY DETAILS TO
EXCHANGED THE GIVE THE TEXT MORE
HOOP WAS IN PLACE. DETAIL. WHILE
AND THE BALL, THE NARRATIVES ARE THE
LAST BUZZER MOST TYPICAL
INDICATED. CONTEXTS FOR
EVERYONE WENT SENSORY DETAILS,
CRAZY THE COURT THEY CAN BE
WAS SHAKING OF EMPLOYED TO GREAT
HAPPINESS EFFECT IN A VARIETY
OF WRITING GENRES
AS WELL.
DESCRIPTIVE
LANGUAGE IS ALSO
INVOLVED IN
 "1984"
PROFFESSIONAL
EXAMPLE
"IT WAS A BRIGHT COLD DAY IN APRIL, AND THE CLOCKS WERE
STRIKING THIRTEEN. WINSTON SMITH, HIS CHIN NUZZLED INTO
HIS BREAST IN AN EFFORT TO ESCAPE THE VILE WIND, SLIPPED
QUICKLY THROUGH THE GLASS DOORS OF VICTORY MANSIONS,
THOUGH NOT QUICKLY ENOUGH TO PREVENT A SWIRL OF
GRITTY DUST FROM ENTERING ALONG WITH HIM."

S OUND:

" T HE CL OCKS WERE S T RI KI NG T HI RT EEN"

S I GHT :

" I T WAS A BRI GHT COL D DAY I N APRI L "

" GL AS S DOORS OF VI CT ORY MANS I ONS "

S I GHT :

T OUCH :

" HI S CHI N NUZZL ED I NT O HI S BREAS T I N AN EF F ORT T O ES CAPE T HE VI L E WI ND" :

" S WI RL OF GRI T T Y DUS T "

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ADJECTIVES

2
1
NOUNS NEED TO QUALIFIED
BY AT LEAST ONE ADJECTIVE
(SOMETIMES MORE) TO HELP
THE RENDER PICTURE WHAT
BEST TO HAVE VERI FI ED
IS BEING DESCRIBED
AND UNCOMMON
ADJECTI VES. APEAL TO
SENSES WHEN ONE OR
MORE ADJECTI VES I S
USED BEFOR A NOUN

3
SIZE AND SHAPE
ADJECTIVES GOES FIRST
AFTER THAT COLOR GOES
NEXT, AND OTHER TYPES
OF ADJECTIVES CLOSER TO
THE NOUN

4
EXAMPLE SHE WORE
A ELEGANT DRESS TO
THE PARTY, TURNING
HEADS AS SHE
ENTERED THE ROOM.
PERSONIFCATION

PERSONIFICATION IS A ONE OF THE NUMEROUS

LITERARY TECHNIQUES AUTHORS
LITERARY TECHNIQUE EMPLOY TO ENHANCE THE
IN WHICH INHUMAN READABILITY OF THEIR WORK IS
PERSONIFICATION. MOREOVER,
THINGS OR INANIMATE ONOMATOPOEIA, METAPHOR,
THINGS ACQUIRE AND SYNECDOCHES ARE OFTEN
USED LITERARY TECHNIQUES. BY
HUMAN PERSONIFYING A NON-HUMAN,
CHARACTERISTICS. YOU CAN DRAW ATTENTION TO
THEIR TRAITS BY EQUATING
PERSONIFICATION CAN THEM WITH HUMAN ONES. THAT
ADD DEPTH EMOTION NON-HUMAN MAY BE AN IDEA
OR A NOTION, OR IT COULD BE
TO WRITITNG AN ITEM OR AN ANIMAL.

THE STARS DANCED

IN THE NIGHT SKY.
A SMALL EXAMPLE
 SIMILE
WHEN YOU COME ACROSS THE TERMS
A SIMILE IS A TERM LIKE OR AS IN A COMPARISON, YOU CAN
BE SURE YOU'VE FOUND ONE.
THAT DESCRIBES METAPHORS ARE SIMILAR TO SIMILES.
SOMETHING BY WAY OF HOWEVER, SIMILES AND METAPHORS
ARE NOT THE SAME.
COMPARISON. ONE WAY FOR WELL-KNOWN WRITERS, PUBLIC
TO THINK ABOUT LIFE PRESENTERS, AND ANYBODY WISHING
TO ADD EXCITEMENT TO THEIR WRITING
ISN'T ALWAYS SHINING SIMILAR TO AN UNPLANNED FIREWORKS
LIKE THE SUN DISPLAY, SIMILES ARE A TERRIFIC TOOL.

HOW TO WRITE A
SIMILE WRITING?
INCLUDE IMAGES. A SIMILE CAN HELP THE
READER VISUALIZE A CERTAIN PERSON OR
CIRCUMSTANCE. MAKE SURE THE PICTURE IS AS
ACCURATE AS YOU CAN.
MAKE IT PLAIN. STRONG SIMILES FREQUENTLY
MAKE USE OF ORDINARY LANGUAGE. CONSIDER
THE SUBJECT YOU'RE ATTEMPTING TO COMPARE
AS WELL AS THE ENVIRONMENT YOU'RE
WORKING IN. DOES THE SIMILE CONVEY THE
SCENE'S EMOTIONS? DOES IT SUIT THE
CHARACTER IN THAT SITUATION, OR
CHARACTERS?
 METAPHOR
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE, WHICH INCLUDES METAPHORS,
DESCRIBES WORDS OR STATEMENTS THAT HAVE A
MEANING THAT DIFFERS FROM THE LITERAL
DEFINITION. WHEN IT COMES TO METAPHORS, TAKING
THEM LITERALLY CAN OFTEN BE QUITE RIDICULOUS.

A TERM OR EXPRESSION FOR ONE

ITEM THAT IS USED AS A REFERENCE
TO ANOTHER TO SHOW OR SUGGEST
THEIR SIMILARITIES
A THING, ACTION, OR CONCEPT THAT
SERVES AS A STAND-IN FOR ANOTHER

EXAMPLE
RONALDO IS MY MOM IS A
LIKE A MACHINE SHINING STAR
 WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN SIMILIE AND METAPHOR?

METAPHORS AND SIMILES ARE EXAMPLES OF

FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE AND COMPARISON METHODS.
WHILE A SIMILE IS A KIND OF METAPHOR, THESE TWO
LITERARY TOOLS DIFFER SIGNIFICANTLY. A SIMILE USE
THE TERMS "LIKE" OR "AS" TO COMPARE TWO
UNRELATED THINGS. IN CONTRAST, A METAPHOR USES
A DIRECT ANALOGY TO ACHIEVE RHETORICAL EFFECT.

A METAPHOR CLEARLY STATES HOW ONE THING IS

ANOTHER, BUT A SIMILE DRAWS COMPARISONS
USING WORDS LIKE OR AS. IT'S IMPORTANT TO
UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A SIMILE
AND A METAPHOR.

LIFE ISN’T MY FRIEND

ALWAYS HOWARD IS A
SHINING LIKE NIGHT OWL
THE SUN
SIMILE PROFESSIONAL EXAMPLE

“SO WE BEAT “IT WAS A

ON, BOATS BRIGHT COLD
AGAINST THE DAY IN APRIL,
CURRENT, AND THE
BORNE BACK
CLOCKS WERE
CEASELESSLY
STRIKING
INTO THE PAST.”
THIRTEEN.”
IN THIS SIMILE F. SCOTT
FITZGERALD ALLUDES TO
BOATS FIGHTING AGAINST THE
TIDE IN THIS ILLUSTRATION,
REFERRING TO THE ONGOING
BATTLE TO MOVE FORWARD
AND THE UNAVOIDABLE PULL
OF THE PAST. PAGE 172 "THE
GREAT GATSBY" BY F. SCOTT
FITZGERALD
THE STRANGE REPETITION
OF "CLOCKS STRIKING
THIRTEEN" IS USED IN
ORWELL IN THIS SIMILE
TO REPRESENT THE DARK
AND UNCOMFORTABLE
MOOD OF THE SETTING OF
THE BOOK. PAGE 3 "1984"
BY GEORGE ORWELL
 METAPHOR PROFESSIONAL
EXAMPLE

RALPH WEPT FOR THE "SO WE BEAT ON,

END OF INNOCENCE, BOATS AGAINST
THE DARKNESS OF THE CURRENT,
MAN’S HEART, AND THE BORNE BACK
FALL THROUGH THE CEASELESSLY
AIR OF THE TRUE, WISE INTO THE PAST."
FRIEND CALLED PIGGY.
“THE GREAT
“LORD OF THE FLIES”
GATSBY
PAGE NUMBER 5
PAGE NUMBER 171
EXPLANATION FOR METAPHOR
PROFESSIONAL EXAMPLE
THE NOVEL'S THEMES OF LOVE AND THE
OVERWHELMING DRAW OF THE PAST ARE SUMMED
TOGETHER IN THIS METAPHOR, THAT IS FREQUENTLY
RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR
FINISHING LINES IN LITERATURE. THE METAPHOR,
WHICH LIKENS PEOPLE TO BOATS FIGHTING AGAINST
THE RIVER, REFERS TO THE COMMON HUMAN
EXPERIENCE OF TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH
ACHIEVEMENT AND ADVANCEMENT WHILE
CONSTANTLY BEING SHAPED AND IMPACTED BY THE
UNWAVERING POWER OF PERSONAL MEMORIES AND
HISTORY. FITZGERALD PRESENTS THE THEME OF THE
CONSTANT PURSUIT OF DREAMS AND THE STRUGGLE
BETWEEN THE HOPE FOR A BETTER FUTURE AND
THE TERRIFYING MEMORIES OF THE PAST THROUGH
THE USE OF A METAPHOR.

GOLDING EXPRESSES DEEP IDEAS

ABOUT HUMAN NATURE, THE LOSS OF
INNOCENCE, AND THE EFFECTS OF
UNBRIDLED VIOLENCE THROUGH THE
METAPHORICAL REPRESENTATION OF
TEARS. IT ENHANCES THE READER'S
UNDERSTANDING OF THE
CHARACTERS' EXPERIENCES ON THE
ISLAND AND GIVES THE STORY
ADDITIONAL LAYERS OF IMPORTANCE.
 BUSY MARKET
A busy market full of people surrounding the fresh vegetables
and sea food it was cold it was 10°C people were wearing blue
and black puffer jacket and long pants. The vendors, bundled up
themselves, energetically shouted about the quality of their
produce. People was selling fresh food and there was roughly 80
people in the market they’re being patient to wait for they’re
next turn everyone was shouting everyone was so loud they’re
voice clashing into each other. The energy rushing from the
coldness through the busy market each vendor was shouting
fresh food here for good price people were bargaining and the
spicy aroma attracts the people surrounding the market people
were amazed. The fruit created a rainbow like colour the crowd
was stunned creating a flashing scene the fresh fruit golden
mangoes, jade grape, and ruby apple. The flashing colors of the
fresh fruit, the shouts of the vendors, and the bargaining
customers all contributed to a lively and memorable scene in
this busy, cold market. The vendors continued to shout,
customers continued to bargain, and the market, despite the
chill, was alive with the spirit of commerce and community. The
market retained its vibrant spirit despite the winter chill,
fostering a sense of community and shared enthusiasm of the
stuff displayed by the vendors. At the end people went they’re
own way having the stuff they want and At the end, there was a
sense of joy and achievement in the air as people dispersed,
each carrying their picked things. A productive victory replaced
the market's chaos, and people were going their separate ways
with bags of fresh vegetables. Even though it had been chaotic,
the trip through the lively market had promised tasty dinners
made from the sparkling fruits. The people walked through the
busy market, each exchange and come across adding to the
lively texture of the community, like the cold air gave them a
special strength. Even though it was once a temporary chaos,
the market had grown into an active hub of community life
where people could continue to connect long after everyone
had left and headed into the cold night.