How to Write a Descriptive Essay

that addresses racism and how he feels about it. In the letter, Martin Luther KIng Jr. explains the difficult things about having colored skin in 1963 when he wrote the letter. Furthermore he gives an abundance of examples throughout the letter about how colored men and woman were treated badly in different ways. He also uses strong language and complex diction to make the letter immensely better and more descriptive. Also in the letter, Martin Luther King Jr. writes about the struggle that…

and dim feeling for the reader. With the combination of figurative and simple diction and loose syntax, he establishes a descriptive and dim tone for the reader that also has simplicity to it. With the use of syntactical imitations, Hemingway achieves his tone through the manipulation…

The paper is straight forward and to the point. The facts are there with explanations as to how or why something happened either proceeding the statement or immediately after. For example, “Hitler was originally told to infiltrate the DAP to see what they were up to. Instead, while attending one of their meetings as a guest, got into an argument…

express how Ken feels being somewhere his needs are met but no somewhere he longs to. Throughout the story, Carpenter progressively uses imagery to show how much ken loves the…

skills the best. When I was in 5th grade I learned how to analyze characters,…

Michael Pollan writes “An Animal’s Place” in which targets mainly at the United States meat industry on how cruelty and unhuman they handle live stocks during the raising and slaughtering process. In this article, Pollan talks about how we, as human-beings, treat domestic animals with no respect and cause them a tremendous amount of pain both physically and mentally. Using Peter Singer’s “Animal Liberation” as his fundamental reference, Pollan provides readers with facts and continuously asking…

Smith 110). Terry witnessed an Indian ambush of two white families, which inspired her to write this poem to describe the horrific event she saw (Gates and Smith 111). In her poem, she “conveys genuine sympathy for the white men and women who died in the fight” even though she grew up as a slave (Gates and Smith 111). Terry uses the full names of the Americans to honor them for their heroic actions. Terry writes, “Was shot and killed immediately.” and “Adonijah Gillett,…

Warriors Don’t Cry by Melba Pattillo Beals tells a story of a then 16 years old girl and eight of her friend integrating Little Rock's Central High School. The nine students were Minnijean Brown, Elizabeth Eckford, Ernest Green, Thelma Mothershed, Carlotta Walls, Gloria Ray, Terrence Roberts, Jefferson Thomas and Melba Patillo. The nine students soon became known as the Little Rock Nine. The integration of public schools in Little Rock took place after the 1954 Supreme Court ruling, Brown v.…

I appreciate this fascinating poem because Edward Hirsch describes a simple fast break in basketball as a slow, yet complex action performed by players. He writes as if everything is occurring in slow motion due to the the use of descriptive words evoking the five senses. Using imagery through his work, I get the feeling of tension and accomplishment through these stanzas. Playing basketball before, I have definitely experienced what he described in real life. There are many aspects to this…

For 245 years there was slavery in america. White and black, owners and slaves, divided by race.” Learning to Read and Write” by Frederick Douglass takes place in the mid 1820’s when slavery was at its peak. This story starts off talking about how he views his Mistress as a kind, christian lady, until he tries to read. if he was caught reading he would get strongly reprimanded. He made friends with the the nearby kids and asked them to teach him to read one sentence at a time, over a period of…