Genres of Writing - Descriptive

Question 1

descriptive writing

Answer 1

• uses vivid sensory details (touch, smell, taste, sight, sound) so that the reader can visualize a person, place, thing, or event
• writer’s trying to show what it’s like to be somewhere
• emotions, thoughts, and ideas are often implied rather than directly stated
• dialogue is important

Question 2

best example of descriptive writing

Answer 2

• “so that’s your answer?” screamed Marge as her door banged shut and several cups fell to the floor
• pushing his way into the blaring lights and jostling throng, he waited his turn at StarBlaster
• “You’re selling flowers!” Ellen mused, her breath forming little ice crystals on the pink posies
• the cinnamon smell of fresh-out-of-the-oven cookies seemed to suddenly consume all his faculties
• she sat sobbing and forlorn, mud covering her pretty, new skirt and her two scraped up knees