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The purpose of descriptive writing is to
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Paint a mental picture of an object or someone by "showing and not telling"
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Why should the writer use the "Show, Don't Tell" strategy when writing in the descriptive mode?
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When you use this strategy you choose colorful and specific language or vague or general language. You specifically use language that appeals to the senses.
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The five senses are
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Sight Smell TouchTaste Hear
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Evidence of figurative language should be present in your essay. What are some examples?
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Similes, metaphors, strong verbs, onomatopoeia
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The first two sentence(s) of your introduction should be an ___ .
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attention grabber (ask a question, add dialogue, use a quote, etc.
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In introduction introduce the three sensory images that you plan to explore in describing object or someone.
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Example:Sent. 1-2 = attention grabberSent. 3 = Introduce sensory image one Sent. 4 = Introduce sensory images two and three.Sent. 5 = thesis statement ( try to restate information from the prompt here) Sent. 6 = transitional sentence into frist body paragraph
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Onomatopoeia is the
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use of sound effect words example: splash, crank, kurplunk, boom, bang, vroom
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A metaphor is -
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A comparison between two unlike things
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A simile -
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is a comparision of two things using like or as Example: Janene is a radiant as the sun.
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