English - Writing - Essay Types - Descriptive writing - Descriptive Techniques

5 steps: (1) Descriptive writing paints a PICTURE with words. Goal: reader should SEE, HEAR, FEEL what you describe. (2) USE SPECIFIC ADJECTIVES: Not 'nice flowers' but 'vibrant red roses with velvety petals.' (3) USE SIMILES AND METAPHORS: 'The lake was like a mirror' (simile). 'The snow was a whit