Examples of Descriptive Essay

book before Steven Spielberg made it into a movie. “Jaws” the book was very famous it sold about 20 million copies, this famous book is about a killer shark in a seaside resort in Long Island in Amity. Benchley has a very unique style he is very descriptive and catches the reader's attention with ease, gets their blood pumping and leaves them on the edge of their seat. Peter Benchley is a very interesting writer he is the type of…

Roald Dahl used several interesting craft moves in his story “The Landlady”. One craft move was when they used descriptive words and sentences. Another was short and long sentences. Finally Roald Dahl utilized tone to develop his theme that things aren't always as they appear and be aware of your surroundings. Roald Dahl made good use of descriptive words and sentences. One example of this is when he stated, “But now, even in the darkness, he could see that the paint was peeling from the…

similar and different ways of expressing tones. Both Woolf's and Petrunkevitch's writing styles are similar. They both use descriptive imagery and details. Some examples of this in Petrunkevitch's essay are "the exasperated spider" and "soft membrane". Another example, this time in Woolf's essay, is "hay-coloured wings, fringed with a tassel of the same colour". These descriptive words not only help the reader understand the subject matter more, but also affect the tone of the essay.…

This book goes into great detail of a homicide, and events leading to it. Though well written in parts, it’s not a good read for a younger audience. This book isn’t for younger readers for many reasons. For example, this book is very descriptive, but sometimes it’s too descriptive. So descriptive, that it’s almost boring. It described the city of Holcomb, Kansas in 3 pages. The story line is also very choppy. It changes point of view, unannounced all of the time. However, the main ideas in this…

compare and contrast, descriptive or spatial, and cause and effect. First of all, the structure that the author chooses to organize the text, determines the style of the story. For example, in the short story, “To Build a Fire”, the story is written in a chronological/ sequential order that makes the story almost like it’s a robot telling it. This creates the monotone/ robot like style to the story. Next, text structure helps the reader understand the text better. For example, let’s say you were…

what is considered descriptive writing versus critical writing. While in the presentation of an argument, it may become necessary to use descriptive language to allow for a steady basis upon which to build an argument, descriptive language does nothing beyond list facts and figures. An example of the implementation of descriptive writing in the building of an argument for or against some topic, is a discussion on whether abortion is “moral” or not. If one were to be descriptive, one would list…

the ball and hurrying to score, before time runs out. Throughout “Fast Break” the poet uses hyperboles to make his poem very dramatic. For example, (L.11) “looks stunned and nailed to the floor.” This line shows that he is over exaggerating because the defenders feet weren’t actually nailed to the floor, this provokes interest in the reader. Another example would be (L. 25-26) “while the power-forward explodes past them in a fury, taking the ball into the air.” Nothing is actually exploding,…

uses imagery in his book A Christmas Carol to create an atmosphere by using vivid and descriptive adjectives to describe the setting and create a scene in the reader’s mind that reflects the one he’s written. 2 Imagery: the literary term used for language and description that appeals to our five senses (taste, touch, smell, hearing and most of all, sight). Throughout this paper I will use three quoted examples from the text in order to support my opinion; Firstly, the portrayal of Scrooge’s…

from a terrible monster, the Alderking. Even though Hazel may not know it, she uses her courage and bravery to comfort those around her as the Alderking tries to destroy their town. Holly Black utilizes certain craft moves, such as metaphors, descriptive language, and dialogue to show Hazel's courage. Black uses metaphors to validate Hazel's courage. When Hazel first met the Alderking, she described him as having, “Green eyes so clear and bright…

Ascher enforces this perspective using descriptive scenarios, compelling questions, and the institution of similes are used to help the reader better understand her outlook on Compassion. Ascher's descriptive scenarios in “On Compassion” actualize the concept of compassion as a learned quality for the reader. In the beginning of the article, Ascher describes a character: “His buttonless shirt, with one sleeve missing, hangs outside the waist of his…