Descriptive Paragraph

Descriptive Paragraph

a.       Definition of Descriptive Paragraph

Descriptive paragraph is paragraph which expresses or describes place, thing and person in such vivid detail that the readers can easily visualize the described place, thing and person, or can feel that they involve in the experience.

Descriptive paragraphs may be technical, for instance, describing about things or place such as car or classroom; on the other hand, it may describe an event or a place and include more figurative language (simile, metaphor etc.) or describe felling or emotion. Therefore, before writing a descriptive paragraph, it is important to consider the purpose and the audience.

b.      Generic Structure of Descriptive Paragraph

There are some generic structures namely:

1).  Identification

Identification states or identifies the place, person or thing that you want to describe. Identification can be used as topic sentence of the paragraph.

Example:  Slash is one of my favourite guitar players

2)      Descriptions

Descriptions are vivid detail of place, person, or thing that you want to describe so that the reader can easily imagine or picture the descriptions, or they can feel that they involve in the experience. 

The following are some descriptions which can be drawn from the topic sentences:

Example:

-    His skill is not good enough.

-    His style in playing guitar amazes me.

-    He is tall.

-    He has white skin with a hairy skull and his name tattooed on his right upper arm.

-    He has special characteristic that differentiates him with other guitarists.

-    He has long black curly hair covered by magician hat and tight skin pants.

-    He always uses ‘Les Paul Gibson’ guitar.

-    He also uses some accessories such as rings, silver bangles, skull necklace, and a gold ‘nose ring’ jabbed on the right nostril.

3).  Conclusion

A conclusion is not absolutely necessary. This part may be included or not but it is very often very helpful to the reader because it usually signals the end of the paragraph and because it reminds him/her of your important points or it can be restatement.

Example:  To summarize, Slash is very stylish rock guitarist in his period.