Descriptive Words

Descriptive Words Vividness of words

What is the point of the descriptions? 

Evoke sensory experience stimulating; thrill; excitement sadness; melancholy; attraction;

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Memorable experience amidst torrents, lightning, thunder fresh and green; red and white blossoms yellow sprays;

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The air was clear and crisp, and leaves crunched beneath my feet. The scent of burning leaves hung faintly in the air. As I entered the woods, a sudden darkness

fell, 

and even the leaves seemed to hush in response

Description Using All Five Senses SIGHT

HEARING

SMELL

TASTE

TOUCH

Description Analyzing Propaganda Images

Image Shown construction site

sunny day

Inner Meaning

Description Analyzing Propaganda Images Image Shown construction site

Inner Meaning building and growth progress productivity

sunny day

prosperity comfort and warmth happiness

Description Analyzing Propaganda Images

Image Shown

Clear & crisp Scent of burning leaves Sudden darkness

Inner Meaning

Description Analyzing Images Image Shown air was clear and crisp, and leaves crunched

Inner Meaning Create a feeling of attraction

sudden darkness Something mysterious Leaves hushed in response

Descriptive Words  What

kind of words describe ?

Precise and vivid words 

Trips

 Walk  Fly

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Cruise, trek, tour, pilgrimage Stride, strut, march, wobble, stroll Soar, float, glide Pitch, fling, shoot, toss

Concrete words Money  Container  apparel 

Peso, dollar, bill, coin  Pail, ice bucket, cabinet  Sports wear, skirt, jumper, long pants 

Be aware that words have Shades of meaning Denotative & connotative meaning

How do they relate?     

Smell, aroma, stench, Entered, barged, attacked Spread, diffuse, propagate Matter, element, substance, oxygen Shelter, house, bungalow