Descriptive writing uses details to create vivid pictures with words. It describes people, places, objects, and events through sensory details like sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch. The purpose is to enhance imagination, develop observation skills, help with self-expression and grammar. Descriptive writing employs literary devices like similes, metaphors, oxymorons, and hyperbole. An example describes popcorn using the five senses of taste, smell, sight, sound, and touch.

1. Descriptive writing…..?
Descriptive writing…..?
What is descriptive writing?
“This is a literary device in which the author
uses details to paint a picture with their words.
This process will provide readers with
descriptions of people, places, objects, and
events through the use of suitable details.

2. Purpose of a descriptive writing
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It enhances imagination because reader
imagines he is apart of scenes
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It helps give the reader and writer keen
observation skills
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It helps people learn how to express
themselves
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It improves grammar in writing and speech
for reader and writer

3. Elements of descriptive writing
Descriptive writing must utilize the following
senses so someone can picture words
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Sight
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Sense
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Smell
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Sound
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touch

4. Example of elements in practice
Describe popcorn using the 5 elements???
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Tastes; salty, buttery
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Smells; sweet, buttery
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Looks; bumpy,yellow
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Sounds; crunchy
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touch/feels; warm

5. Literary devices used in
descriptive writing
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Similes compares two things using like or
as for example as quiet as a mouse

6. metaphor
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- a descriptive technique that names a person, thing or action as something
else. For example its raining cats and dogs means its raining heavily

7. oxymoron
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a phrase combining two or more contradictory terms. This is terribly nice.

8. hyperbole
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a use of obvious exaggeration for rhetorical effect. For example my feet are killing
me