the blue ocean); to feel (the ocean
eeze); to
hear (the crashing surf); and to smell (the salty
air).
For this essay assignment, you will write a
descriptive essay on the topic of your choice, in
which you SHOW rather than TELL; your reade
will find almost anything you write easier to
comprehend if you describe your subject in vivid
detail! Your essay must appeal to some of the
five senses (sight, touch, sound, smell, taste). Be
creative! You can elect to describe an object, an
experience, a goal... anything of your choosing!
Please make sure to choose your descriptive
details carefully... don't overload the reader with
oring, mundane details.
B. Your essay must contain at least one example
of figurative language (simile, metaphor, o
personification).
C. If your memoir did not contain dialogue, this
essay must.
D. Your formal descriptive essay must be 3-4
double-spaced pages (approximately 950 words)
in length and adhere to MLA format.
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A. Description is a way of showing rather than
telling. We describe something (a person, a lake,
amemory, a chemical reaction) so that the reade
can experience it directly as we do. Description
makes anything we write less abstract, o
general, and more concrete, refe
ing to specific
characteristics we can perceive directly with the
senses. For example, a description of the
oceanside gives the reader something to look at
(the blue ocean); to feel (the ocean
eeze); to
hear (the crashing surf); and to smell (the salty
air).
For this essay assignment, you will write a
descriptive essay on the topic of your choice, in
which you SHOW rather than TELL; your reade
will find almost anything you write easier to
comprehend if you describe your subject in vivid
detail! Your essay must appeal to some of the
five senses (sight, touch, sound, smell, taste). Be
creative! You can elect to describe an object, an
experience, a goal... anything of your choosing!
Please make sure to choose your descriptive
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