How to write descriptively

Fill in the gaps to ensure you have useful notes about how to write
descriptively.

● A descriptive composition is not a ________ ; it does not need a

_____ with a beginning, middle and end. It should have a clear
_________ or location, and be placed in time.
● Write about something you know ______ or have ___________
or felt in detail.
● Use interesting, unusual ____________ . For example, be precise
when you describe colour: red can be _______-red or _________ ;
green can be _______-green or the colour of newly-mown
_______.
● Don’t repeat words; rather find ___________.
● Use a variety of __________ ______________.
● Aim to use at least four of the five ___________ to give the reader
a clearer experience of the location, event or _________.
● Include interesting or __________ details, using _________ such
as metaphors, similes and _________________.
● Avoid using _______________ such as ‘My hands were as cold as
ice’ .
● Avoid using overused vocabulary such as ‘nice’, ‘big’, ‘good’, ‘old’.
● _____________, don’t tell.