Features of an Imaginary
Setting Description
Prepositions to help the reader to visualise the
scene e.g. around, over, beyond, through, between
Figurative language (simile, metaphor,
personification, pathetic fallacy, oxymoron,
onomatopoeia, alliteration, assonance…)
Varied sentence structures e.g. fronted adverbials,
short sentences, relative clauses
Character responses to the surroundings
e.g. sweating, shivering, screaming
Appealing to the reader’s senses
Interesting nouns, adjectives and verbs
Paragraphs to divide up parts of the setting and
change the atmosphere
Movement of the character and plot alongside
descriptive writing e.g. As she rounded the corner,
she saw...
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Features of an Imaginary
Setting Description
Prepositions to help the reader to visualise the
scene e.g. around, over, beyond, through, between
Figurative language (simile, metaphor,
personification, pathetic fallacy, oxymoron,
onomatopoeia, alliteration, assonance…)
Varied sentence structures e.g. fronted adverbials,
short sentences, relative clauses
Character responses to the surroundings
e.g. sweating, shivering, screaming
Appealing to the reader’s senses
Interesting nouns, adjectives and verbs
Paragraphs to divide up parts of the setting and
change the atmosphere
Movement of the character and plot alongside
descriptive writing e.g. As she rounded the corner,
she saw...
Use this space for your own writing target.
visit twinkl.com