ENGL1010-42: Description Notes (FALL 2024)
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one dominate theme/tone
how many dominate themes or tones should there be?
the best theme is implied
should this theme/tone be overstated or implied?
organization of people or objects
what is spatial organization?
to build your writing in a systematic way, it allows the reader to to follow you and that writing as well
how is spatial organization important in descriptive writing?
good description allows the reader to visualize one’s writing, making it vivid, dynamic, and alive
how important is description in other essays and writing
essential
the engagement of the reader is _________ to good writing?
subjective description
__________ relies on emotion to convey its overall point
personification, metaphor, simile, spatial organization, senses
what are the five descriptive techniques discussed?
personification
human qualities given to animals or objects
example of personification
“smiling moon”, “angry sun”
metaphor
comparison of two unlike things using the verb WITHOUT USING “like” or “as”
example of metaphor
“he is a pig”, “you are sunshine”
simile
comparison of two unlike things USING “like” or “as”
example of simile
“He eats like a pig”, “Vines like golden prison bars”
spatial organization
organization in space
example of spatial organization
“close to far”, “left to right”, “top to bottom”,
senses
using visuals and description to make the reader feel or believe something
