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The document provides guidelines for descriptive writing, emphasizing the importance of showing rather than telling through sensory details and vivid imagery. It outlines the use of the five senses, the creation of mood, the incorporation of figurative language, and the necessity for specific vocabulary and varied sentence structures. Additionally, it advises writers to stay focused on the setting and to organize their descriptions logically.

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Descriptive Writing

The document provides guidelines for descriptive writing, emphasizing the importance of showing rather than telling through sensory details and vivid imagery. It outlines the use of the five senses, the creation of mood, the incorporation of figurative language, and the necessity for specific vocabulary and varied sentence structures. Additionally, it advises writers to stay focused on the setting and to organize their descriptions logically.

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Descriptive Writing

You are standing alone in the middle of a vast desert. The sun blazes overhead, and the endless
sand stretches in all directions.

Write a description of the desert setting.


Focus on the sights, sounds, textures, and atmosphere around you. Try to bring the scene to life
through vivid sensory detail and imagery.

Rules of Descriptive Writing

1. Show, Don’t Tell

• Instead of telling the reader what’s happening, show it through sensory details and vivid
imagery.
“The sky blazed with crimson and gold.”
“The sunset was pretty.”

2. Use the Five Senses

• Describe what you can:


o See (colours, shapes, movement)
o Hear (natural sounds, silence, echoes)
o Feel (temperature, texture, pressure)
o Smell (freshness, dust, smoke)
o Taste (if relevant, e.g. salt in the air)

3. Create a Mood or Atmosphere


• Decide what feeling you want to create: peaceful, eerie, lonely, magical, etc., and choose
words that support it.

4. Use Figurative Language

• Similes: “The desert was as endless as the sky.”


• Metaphors: “The sun was a ruthless master.”
• Personification: “The wind whispered across the dunes.”

5. Use Specific and Vivid Vocabulary

• Avoid vague words like “nice” or “good”. Use precise language:


“A blistering sun scorched the cracked earth.”
“It was very hot.”

6. Use Varied Sentence Structures

• Mix short, punchy sentences with longer, descriptive ones to create rhythm and interest.

7. Stay Focused on the Setting

• Don’t include plot or dialogue. Focus only on describing the scene, place, or atmosphere
unless asked otherwise.

8. Organise Logically

• Choose a structure:
o Zoom in (from wide view to details)
o Zoom out (from a small object to the full scene)
o Follow a path (describe as if walking through the place)

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