How to Write a Descriptive Essay About a Place

Author's many techniques such as dialogue and many other techniques to create many themes for a story or book. W.W. Jacobs uses techniques like dialogue, descriptive words and phrases, and the characters feelings/actions to create the theme of “Wishes can come true but come with consequences” in the story The Monkey’s Paw. He uses dialogue between characters to create a feeling in the book and in the reader which leads to the creation of a theme. In the book a conversation between Mr. and Mrs…

Laurie Halse Anderson’s Historical Fiction novel, Fever 1793, takes place in Philadelphia- a large city- during the fever epedemic. Mattie Cook lives in a coffeehouse with her Mother, Grandfather, and her cook Eliza. By the time the fever epedemic breaks out, Mattie has to be strong in order to survive. Anderson uses descriptive words and sentence varitey to show the theme of the story; bravery. The author creates this lesson to show that someones bravery can save an entire city. The theme…

the plot in both poems is akin because both describe a scene where the characters are left unselected or chosen. For example, in ‘Partners’, the theme starts more joyful using chirpy words like “whisper...shuffle...and rush” this adds emphasis of how cheerful the children are to be in pairs and not by themselves. This relates the reader to the rest of the class -the…

of essays my teacher had me to write, the skills she taught me, weekend study sessions, peer reviews, and her constructive criticism has played a huge role in the improvements of my writing. In my school the only classes that taught you what you needed to know for your grade level were AP courses. Other teachers took it easy on their students just to pass them along to their next grade level…

“Structure: Explain how the piece is put together and what effect this structure has on the work as a whole. Include any page numbers supporting your answer.” Steinbeck uses a great deal of descriptive words throughout the novel. He describes the scenery and the characters’ reaction to something in great detail. As a result, the readers get pulled into the story. An example of Steinbeck’s descriptive language is: “One end of the great barn was piled high with…

student who writes the most, shows how they are able to come up with ideas about the topic during the assessment. I decided to grade the assessment this way because it will show me how much each student can write per each minute. I am not particularly concern about the use of punctuation, spelling, and grammar. But more concern about how much they can write about a particular subject and how much vocabulary they have. Since all my students are in third grade they should be able to write up to 37…

How to Identify a Good Plot - Ketchersid There are five golden rules a plot follows in a movie in order to be good. Following these steps helps to insure the author did not forget any major parts and keeps the author from straying off the topic. Plot Skeleton -Ketchersid The first part component of a good plot is a good plot skeleton. A good plot must have several major plot points and the steps to resolve them. The skeleton itself does not consist of any details but they will be added into the…

Literary Journalism Kindley Utilizing Narration Narration is the way in which writers communicate with the audience. Authors have multiple options when deciding how to narrate their stories. The way that they employ narration can affect how the writing comes across and can result in different responses from readers. An author’s choice in how he or she narrates their writing is directly correlated with their objective for the piece. This can be observed through the journalist works of George…

William Cullen Bryant and Philip Freneau, two poets, were both infatuated with land that was untouched by humans and its unending beauty. This infatuation and their descriptive poems gave America it’s own original art. William Cullen Bryant describes America’s beauty in one of his many poems called “The Prairies.” In this poem, he describes the vastness of America saying, “The surface rolls and fluctuates to the eye/ Dark hollows seem to glide along and chase the sunny ridges” (13/14). He goes…

He uses descriptive words such as “galloping, rattling, limbered, and trotting” to describe the movement of the soldiers” (William). Rather than the author saying they walked or ran, these descriptive words give the reader a better image of the movement of the soldiers as they moved along. It also helps the reader get a better sense of the liveliness of the battle. He also uses descriptive words such as stony and hollow to give us a three dimensional…