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Descriptive Language

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Descriptive language enhances writing by adding atmosphere, intensity, and drama, but its use should be tailored to the specific genre and purpose of the text, balancing detail with the desired effect.

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descriptive language a descriptive

language adds atmosphere intensity and

drama to a situation have a look at

these versions of two events one he

scored a goal to the very talented a

much-praised million-pound striker jim

johnson rocketed the ball into the net

one she sang a song to the beautiful

irish singer delivered a wonderful

interpretation of the widely known and

dearly loved folk song molly malone

whether you should add more descriptive

elements to your text is a matter of

personal taste and genre in an

informative text like in an encyclopedia

you should write matter-of-factly and to

the point in a poem you would want to

dwell on emotions and search for finer

descriptive verbal nuances your style

may also vary in different parts of your

texts have a look at this example he

pulls the chair away grabs the gun opens

the door and runs down the stairs he is

free he pulls away the green chair from

under the doorknob of the white double

door and thereafter swiftly picks up the

gun as he opens the door and then

hurries down the steep stairs adding a

lot of color and detail will destroy

much of the feeling of hurry in the

second example however such a dwelling

on details will be very effective in

building up tension the famous film

director Alfred Hitchcock once said

there is no terror in a bang only in the

anticipation of it what it boils down to

is to know your genre should you write a

factual informative text or a

descriptive text do you want to paint a

broad picture of an environment or focus

on fast-paced action like in a crime story

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