0:05 descriptive language a descriptive
0:08 language adds atmosphere intensity and
0:11 drama to a situation have a look at
0:16 these versions of two events one he
0:20 scored a goal to the very talented a
0:22 much-praised million-pound striker jim
0:26 johnson rocketed the ball into the net
0:31 one she sang a song to the beautiful
0:33 irish singer delivered a wonderful
0:36 interpretation of the widely known and
0:40 dearly loved folk song molly malone
0:42 whether you should add more descriptive
0:44 elements to your text is a matter of
0:47 personal taste and genre in an
0:50 informative text like in an encyclopedia
0:53 you should write matter-of-factly and to
0:57 the point in a poem you would want to
0:59 dwell on emotions and search for finer
1:04 descriptive verbal nuances your style
1:06 may also vary in different parts of your
1:12 texts have a look at this example he
1:16 pulls the chair away grabs the gun opens
1:18 the door and runs down the stairs he is
1:24 free he pulls away the green chair from
1:26 under the doorknob of the white double
1:28 door and thereafter swiftly picks up the
1:30 gun as he opens the door and then
1:35 hurries down the steep stairs adding a
1:37 lot of color and detail will destroy
1:38 much of the feeling of hurry in the
1:42 second example however such a dwelling
1:44 on details will be very effective in
1:48 building up tension the famous film
1:51 director Alfred Hitchcock once said
1:54 there is no terror in a bang only in the
1:59 anticipation of it what it boils down to
2:01 is to know your genre should you write a
2:04 factual informative text or a
2:07 descriptive text do you want to paint a
2:10 broad picture of an environment or focus
2:12 on fast-paced action like in a crime story
