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Concept of Descriptive Essay

There are two classic approaches to descriptive essays, namely

personal essays and formal descriptions.

a. Personal Essay

Here the writer needs to describe an experience using feelings

and responses. This work is able to evoke empathy in the reader. It can

also be unclear and disorganized. If you want to write a good personal

essay, you should try to focus only on those aspects that best describe

the author's own experiences. Don't shy away from clear, compelling

language in this type of assignment. Some examples of personal essay

topics might be:

 Describes the experience of swimming in the blue sea in summer

 Describes the author's favorite films and their impact on the author

 Reflecting on birthdays and all the things that have shaped the writer

in the past

b. Formal Description

This type of descriptive writing resembles an argumentative

essay. The main goal should be to communicate a series of key points or

describe something in detail—with a clear structure. Instead of focusing

on the author's own experience, it is necessary to use certain categories

of information to give the most complete picture of what the author is

describing. This approach can also be appealing, especially when the

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