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    This chapter discusses description as a type of writing that creates a verbal picture of a person, place, or thing. Descriptive writing is most effective when it uses sharp, colorful details to give the reader a clear sense of the topic. A dull description is provided as an example to contrast with a more colorful description that engages the senses and allows the reader to better visualize and experience what is being described.

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    Chapter Eight

    Description

    College Writing Skills with Readings, 9/e


    John Langan

    College Writing Skills with Readings, 9/e Foreign Language Teaching And Research Press .
    Chapter 8

    Description

    Description is a verbal
    picture of a person, place,
    or thing.

    8-2
    College Writing Skills with Readings, 9/e Foreign Language Teaching And Research Press .
    Chapter 8

    Description

    More than any other type of essay, a


    descriptive paper needs
    sharp,
    sharp colorful
    details.

    8-3
    College Writing Skills with Readings, 9/e Foreign Language Teaching And Research Press .
    Chapter 8

    Description

    DULL:
    “A fan was in the window.”

    8-4
    College Writing Skills with Readings, 9/e Foreign Language Teaching And Research Press .
    Chapter 8

    Description
    Colorful:
    “The blades of the rusty window
    fan clattered and whirled as they
    blew out a stream of warm, soggy
    air.”
    This description is rich in sense impressions. The
    reader receives a clear picture of the fan and can
    more easily share the writer’s experience.
    8-5
    College Writing Skills with Readings, 9/e Foreign Language Teaching And Research Press .

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