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account of physical attributes as well as qualities of a person, a thing or a place. attends to the senses sight, hearing, smell, touch and taste to convey the whole picture. writing is about using the power of words to arouse the imagination, capture the attention, and create a lasting impact in the mind of the reader.

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Read the two sentences given below: I felt tired at work today.

As the day wore on at work, I felt a cramp beginning to form at the nape of my neck, my eyes began to feel droopy, and the computer screen in front of me began blurring.
This is what descriptive writing is all about: heightening the sense of perception and alluring your reader to read ahead, because you have so much more to say. Good Examples of Descriptive Writing 'But the door slid slowly open before Lupin could reach it. Standing in the doorway, illuminated by the shivering flames in Lupin's hand, was a cloaked figure that towered to the ceiling. Its face was completely hidden beneath its hood. Harry's eyes darted downwards, and what he saw made his stomach contract. There was a hand protruding from the cloak and it was glistening, greyish, slimy-looking and scabbed, like something dead that had decayed in water...' - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling

To inspire imagination - When you put your mind into making a piece of writing more descriptive, you automatically begin to pay attention to detail and refine your perception about things. The next, is that in the process of trying to make the reader visualize what you want to say, you tend to use more interesting words. You want to convey a mental picture to your reader. So you're bound to use words that might be unconventional or less-used. You will want to find words that exactly describe what you want to say, and will look for different words that mean the same.

Identify what you're about to describe - focus; be specific

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2. Decide why you're describing that particular aspect - convey a particular msg 3. Maintain a proper chronology/sequence -get caught up confuse readers 4. Use Imagery - make imagination vivid for readers, dont stray from the topic; lure readers from beginning to end; details and how they are presented

5. Use five senses 6. Use strong nouns and verbs effectively, adjectives intelligently - dont overuse 7. Pick related words

8. Display passion - create impact so readers can relate and emphatise with ; sincere emotions