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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. '''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. '''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. | ||
== Origin of Description == | == Origin of Description == | ||
late 14c., from Old French description (12c.) and directly from Latin descriptionem (nominative descriptio) "representation, description, copy," noun of action from past participle stem of describere "write down, transcribe, copy, sketch," from de- "down" (see de-) + scribere "write". | late 14c., from Old French description (12c.) and directly from Latin descriptionem (nominative descriptio) "representation, description, copy," noun of action from past participle stem of describere "write down, transcribe, copy, sketch," from de- "down" (see de-) + scribere "write". | ||
'''Examples of Description''' | |||
==Synonyms== | ==Synonyms== | ||
Revision as of 21:12, 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.
Origin of Description
late 14c., from Old French description (12c.) and directly from Latin descriptionem (nominative descriptio) "representation, description, copy," noun of action from past participle stem of describere "write down, transcribe, copy, sketch," from de- "down" (see de-) + scribere "write".
Examples of Description
Synonyms
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