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description is also a description of the feelings of a person, place or thing

that the author displays.

b. Good text descriptions often use figurative language such as analogies,

similes, and metaphors to help embed an image in the reader's mind.

c. Good text descriptions use appropriate language. In general,

adjectives, nouns and passive verbs do not have a good place in a

descriptive text. Use specific adjectives and strong nouns and verbs to

provide vivid images that will be drawn in the reader's mind.

d. A good text description is structured. There are various ways to arrange

the intended descriptive text: chronological (time), spatial (location)

and order of importance. When describing a person, the writer can start

by describing the physique which is then followed by how a person

thinks, feels and does.

Generic structure and text elements

Usually, each genre has its own characteristics in terms of rhetorical

structure or generic structure and text elements. Description text also has its

own characteristics, below is the generic structure and text elements of the

description text

Text Elements Function

Identification  A sentence that describes and illustrates the
topic/theme to be described

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