Descriptive Writing

Descriptive Writing
• Description uses precise language
and sensory expressions to create
vivid images of the subject
described by using adjectives,
adverbs, figurative expression such
as simile and metaphor.
 Adjectives

• words or phrase that

modify noun and pronouns
Examples: The girl is pretty.
She is pretty.
 Adverb

• words or phrase that

modifies verbs, adjectives
and other adverbs.
Examples: The girl is pretty.
She is pretty.
 Adverb

• words or phrase that

modifies verbs, adjectives
and other adverbs.
 Adverb
• Example:
He runs very quickly.
He runs quickly.
An incredibly pretty lady
sat down next to me.
 Simile
a figure of speech involving the
comparison of one thing with
another thing of a different
kind, used to make a description
more emphatic or vivid. It uses
like or as.
 Simile

• Example:
Life is like a box of chocolates.
 Metaphor

a thing regarded as represent-

tative or symbolic of something
else, especially something
abstract.
 Metaphor

Example:
My life is an open book
Life is a battlefield.
• Bring out ½ sheet of yellow paper

• Think of a person, place,

animals or things you want
to describe
• Write 8 descriptive words
Characteristics of Descriptive
Writing

1.Clear focus and sense of

purpose
• clear and exact to the authors
desired image.
Characteristics of Descriptive
Writing

2.Uses sensory details and precise

words
When the texts appeals to the five
senses, it is easier for the reader to
imagine and to understand the text.
Characteristics of Descriptive
Writing

3. Present details in a logical

order
should be organized because
details are very important. They
change the progress of meaning
and the depth of the text.
Quiz
• List at least down 5 descriptive
words in the story. Identify if it
is adjective, adverb, simile or
metaphor. (10 points)
• What is the moral of the story?
(5 points)
 THE OLD CARPENTER
From https://alltimeshortstories.com/short-stories-about-life/
A carpenter with years of experience, was ready to retire. He communicated
his contractor about his plans to leave the house building business to live a more
leisurely retired life with his wife and family. The contractor felt a little upset that
his good and experienced carpenter was leaving the job, but he requested the
carpenter to build just one more house for him.
The carpenter agreed with contractor but his heart was not in his work like it
used to be. He resorted to shoddy workmanship and used inferior materials for
building the last house of his career. It was an unfortunate way to end his career.
When the carpenter completed the house and the employer came to inspect the
house.
He looked around the house and just before he exited the house he handed
the front-door key to the carpenter. “This is your house,” he said, “my gift to
you.” This was a huge surprise to the carpenter. Although it was supposed to be a
good surprise, he wasn’t feeling good as he felt a deep shame inside him. If he
had only known he was building his own house, he would have done it all so
differently. Now he had to live in the home that wasn’t built that well.
Thank you
and
God bless!