Descriptive Paragraph / Essay
- It is factual and detailed description of a person, place, thing and event.
- It involves optimum use of all senses and close observation to capture the details and engages attention.
- The Detailing has to be precise with use of rich vocabulary, specific terms and right adjectives.
- It must invoke five senses while reading or listening the description.
Purpose
The purpose of description is to describe a thing,
person, place or event so vividly that a picture is formed in the listener’s /
reader’s mind.
Another purpose may be to find a thief or criminal,
lost person or thing.
Format
Title (in centre and underlined)
Content (1-2 paragraphs)
Closing
Types
: Description of –
1. Person
2. Place
3. Thing
4. Event
1.
Person
Body structure - Tall, short, medium height, weight,
well-built body, robust, stout, thin, fat, stocky, plump, lanky, reedy, stooping,
drooping shoulders
Face – round, oval, square face, smiling, clean
shaved, bearded, moustache
Complexion – dark, fair, brown, wheatish
Hair – curly, straight, long, short, black, brown,
golden hair
Eyes – brown, blue, black, twinkling, dull, one
eyed, squint
Teeth – pearly white, close set, gapped teeth,
yellow, broken
Special mark – cut on eye brow, mole, wound,
identifiable mark, clothes, jewellary
Mannerisms – deep, heavy voice, way of talking / walking,
limping, talkative, quiet
Personality – hobbies, interests, habits, qualities, profession, style, class, honest, optimistic, playful, helpful, active, confident, selfish
Place
Condition of place – Busy, crowded, noisy, quiet, clean or dirty
Condition of roads – heavy traffic, lined with trees
/ hawkers, parked vehicles, well lit, potholes
Mention of things / beings – people, vehicles, shops, buildings,
streets, roads
Area / surroundings – tidy, stingy, dumped garbage, street
lights, posters, stray animals
Thing
Deatils – size, colour, shape, quality, brand, logo
Design – leaf, animal, flower, face, pattern
Material – cloth, metal, leather, plastic , glass
Contents – papers, documents, money, jewellery, handkerchief, books, food, other
things
Parts – partitions, zips, pockets
Recognisable / identification sign – numbers, words, slogan, name printed on it
Event
Mention of time, date, place
Narration of happenings in sequence, programme, awards
Involvement of people, chief guest, participants,
guests, media, celebrity
Highlights – Theme, learning, experience, emotions
Conclusion – personal opinion
Sample
of Descriptive Writing
Q. It being your first day at school, you noticed
everything minutely. Describe your class teacher who took the very first class
first day. Describe in 120-140 words.
Ans.
It being my first day at St. Francis School, Nagpur,
I walked very quietly to my class room as I knew no body there. On entering class
room, I read the name the door ‘Ms. Shobha Tandan’. The room was echoing with
shouts of children. I was only waiting for my class teacher as I sat quietly at
my desk.
After a while, I got a glimpse of a lovely face and
the class was silent at the moment. She introduced herself as our Class Teacher
and uttered her name that I knew already. She was tall and beautiful with fair complexion.
Her strong voice engaged everyone’s attention. Draped in a blue saree she was
walking between the rows in a graceful manner. She was holding a diary and
Cambridge dictionary in her hand while she talked.
Her smiling face made a lasting impression on all of
us and the school was no more new to me.
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