General information
You must have heard of the phrase “A picture really is worth a thousand words”. It means that picture describes everything, and nothing can replace the imagery they represent. This phrase somehow is right but guess what? Apart from images, your words can let readers imagine the unseen scenario.
I know it feels unreal because you think your words do not have the power. Well, you are wrong here because as a writer, you have words to allow the readers to hear and see through the words. This is the power that descriptive writing gives you.
Yes! You heard it right. The descriptive essay that your teacher gives to write in your school and college. This essay has the power to create an image of the unseen world because through words, you describe the whole person, his life events, and his feelings. While it is not limited to the person, you can describe a fictional character, fictional world, place, or feelings.
For example, if you are asked to write about your favorite personality then, you will describe it in a way that your readers can imagine him in front of them. This is an art that is unknown to many writers but descriptive writing can make you familiar with this style. As an essay writer, you can describe something but making it imaginative and extraordinary can be challenging for you. No doubt, it would be difficult for me. Descriptive writing demands a stronghold on words and imagery.
However, do not worry because this hold on words comes through some tips and practice and I am here to tell these tips. You just practice it yourself as I am giving you a hook to hold onto. So, do not go anywhere and stick to the blogs because I am outlining five important points that can help to make your essay stand among all essays.
So, get ready to write an essay that will act as an image for your readers.
- Choose Topic Close to your Heart
Writing is considered to be a boring act and people think that we as writers do not have the choice to be creative as an artist.
Well, this perception is totally wrong. If the artists play with colors, then, you are free to play with the words of your choice.
You have a lot of choices in the descriptive essay because you can choose the topic that is close to your heart. The topic which you want to write about and you are good at describing it. As a student, to write my paper, I always chose a topic that has room for more details. And for your wonder, I chose the character of Arya from the season of Game of Thrones. So, you can do the same. Choose anything but think about your interest.
- Figure out what is more important to describe
When you choose something that interests you then, you have multiple points to discuss. It's like you enter into a cluster of ideas and you have to choose some important points that can help you get out of that cluster.
Similarly, diverse ideas of the topic act as a cluster for you. But always choose selective points from these clusters of ideas and it will make your essay easy to go. For your help, you can make a table of the points that are of any use and cast out the useless points. If you ask your teacher ``how to write my paper?”, then her answer will be the same as what I told you. If the table is not feasible for you then you can make a flowchart and see which points can flow in one direction.
Choose a few points but do not gamble by including all the points.
- Use of Extensive Imagery
Imagery is a literary device that is used in the literary analysis of art pieces and books. In which you have to describe the piece that you are presenting a picture in front of your audience. For example, you want to talk about the feelings of the character then you will write as,
“Her eyes turned to the night sky which was surrounded by the cluster of the stars which conquered the night sky and filled it with the light. She wanted her heart to be like the night sky which is holding the night in the moment of darkness too like it is not letting go of the hope for the next day. With the thought of the night sky, the twinkling sound of water in the lake, the smooth touch of the grass, she closed her eyes and felt her sinking heart as she was expecting it to swim out of the pond of despair”.
Here, instead of saying the person is sad, I have explained the feelings and situation of the person sitting around the lake. Similarly, create an image for readers.
- Use sensory details
Imagery only works better when you use all your five senses to describe the event or character. It means that you will use your sense of touch, taste, sight, hearing, and smell. I know it seems difficult to do but if you will imagine the scene before writing it then, you will find it interesting and engaging.
Or the other way can be that your memories are words related to sensory details and use it in your essay.
- Re-read your Paper
Before the final submission of the paper, read it multiple times and cut out extra details and add relevant one. Here, you can ask your friend to do it for you or hire some online essay writing service as they can help you to add more details to your essay and point out important changes. So do not miss out on this step and opt for the choice which suits you.
Things can never go easy when you are writing a descriptive essay. You need to move back and forth to add details and to cut out vivid sentences. However, with these 5 simple steps, you can always make your essay rock and easy to write.
