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'''Description'''[http://ctrlq.org/files/listen/cb1b2170dc03db2cea5d885ebd7cd35c.mp3] in a literary sense is a medium that uses the five senses to achieve imaginative visualization. The reader is reached through their feelings, thoughts, eyes, ears, mouth, and sometimes even the nose. '''[http://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples/descriptive-text-examples.html Description]''' relies on what something looks like, sounds like, feels like, smells like, or taste like. '''Description''' usually set the mood of the literary piece. | '''Description'''[http://ctrlq.org/files/listen/cb1b2170dc03db2cea5d885ebd7cd35c.mp3] in a literary sense is a medium that uses the five senses to achieve imaginative visualization. The reader is reached through their feelings, thoughts, eyes, ears, mouth, and sometimes even the nose. '''[http://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples/descriptive-text-examples.html Description]''' relies on what something looks like, sounds like, feels like, smells like, or taste like. '''Description''' usually set the mood of the literary piece. | ||
== Structure of Description == | |||
A description can be part of another text type, or it can be a piece by itself. A literary description should follow a basic structure. | |||
== | A literary description should begin with a title or heading. This will say what it is about, such as tigers. | ||
The introduction will include the introductory statement. This statement is used to introduce the topic, such as tigers, to the audience, and to possibly provide some background information. | |||
The body of the text is the actual description. This body of the literary description is broken up into different paragraphs based on different parts of the main topic. One paragraph may describe the size and shape of the tiger, another may describe the tiger's physical features, and others may describe the environment in which tigers live. | |||
The conclusion is used to sum up the information given in the description. | |||
== Examples of Description == | |||
"Cleopatra was legendary. She was famous not only for her breathtaking beauty but also for her great intellect. She had brown eyes and they were shaped like cat eyes. Her skin was in fact an olive shade, darker than Hollywood actress Liz Taylor who potrayed her in the film 'Cleopatra' in 1963. She had medium dark brown hair, about to the middle of her shoulder blades. She had a reputation as an extraordinarily sensuous woman." | |||
==Structur== | |||
''Brief''<br> | ''Brief''<br> | ||
''Definition''<br> | ''Definition''<br> | ||
Revision as of 21:27, 21 November 2013
Description[1] in a literary sense is a medium that uses the five senses to achieve imaginative visualization. The reader is reached through their feelings, thoughts, eyes, ears, mouth, and sometimes even the nose. Description relies on what something looks like, sounds like, feels like, smells like, or taste like. Description usually set the mood of the literary piece.
Structure of Description
A description can be part of another text type, or it can be a piece by itself. A literary description should follow a basic structure.
A literary description should begin with a title or heading. This will say what it is about, such as tigers.
The introduction will include the introductory statement. This statement is used to introduce the topic, such as tigers, to the audience, and to possibly provide some background information.
The body of the text is the actual description. This body of the literary description is broken up into different paragraphs based on different parts of the main topic. One paragraph may describe the size and shape of the tiger, another may describe the tiger's physical features, and others may describe the environment in which tigers live.
The conclusion is used to sum up the information given in the description.
Examples of Description
"Cleopatra was legendary. She was famous not only for her breathtaking beauty but also for her great intellect. She had brown eyes and they were shaped like cat eyes. Her skin was in fact an olive shade, darker than Hollywood actress Liz Taylor who potrayed her in the film 'Cleopatra' in 1963. She had medium dark brown hair, about to the middle of her shoulder blades. She had a reputation as an extraordinarily sensuous woman."
Structur
Brief
Definition
Explanation
Information
Portrayal
Statement
Summary
Vignette
Write-Up
Multimedia of Description
Example video of description[2]
Example video of description[3]
Example of a Job Description 
Example of a Suspect Description 
References
http://thesaurus.com/browse/description
http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?allowed_in_frame=0&search=description&searchmode=none
dcmpnad. (2009, October 27). What Is Description?[Video File]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5h8Y7XsZyPk
Nate D. (2008, October 17). What is Description?[Video File]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydvhf4NpwU8