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Writing any descriptive essay can be described according to

the human senses: touch, sight, taste, smell, or hearing

Social Function

The social function of writing descriptions is to describe a person,

place, or thing by means of an image that is formed in the mind of a reader.

Capturing an event through written descriptions that have detailed things

that are used by the five senses in a clear, detailed, and visualizable way.

Just like the type of writing text, essay descriptions have several

characteristics, including:

 Description of the use of sensory language

 Diverse, clear and direct details

 Tend to use figurative language such as similes, hyperbolas, metaphors,

symbolism and personification.

 Shows rather than explains through the use of active verbs and

appropriate modifiers

 Use clear and concise language

 End with a clear impression to the reader

In addition to the characteristics of text descriptions, good description

categorization by looking at the following things:

a. A good text description should contain lots of clear sensory detail that

displays an image and appeals to the reader's senses of sight, hearing,

touch, smell, taste and touch according to the text. The essay

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