Descriptive language refers to words or phrases that vividly describe the appearance, qualities, or features of something. It helps paint a clear picture in the reader's mind by using details and sensory information to show rather than tell.
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His concern is connecting to humanity on an unconscious level,
where descriptive language would not convey all the meaning within the work.
[136] Thus, although the author of this post used primarily
just descriptive language, the vivid language in the opinion added interest to the post.
You can see in our resume sample how to employ concise yet
descriptive language within an orderly structure to show recruiters that you have what it takes to succeed in at the job.
It's important to create bullet points that use
descriptive language demonstrating the skills the agent is looking for and then support these skills with facts and numbers.
I would also have to reconsider the life choices that led to me having to negotiate my way out of a gunfight using
descriptive language about meat.
«Students may also
add descriptive language to their drawings to capture ideas and thoughts that relate to the concept,» suggests Bryant.
Integrating this tool into your ELA instruction can help students understand point of view and get them thinking about sights and sounds when
writing descriptive language.
She titled each of the 50 works in «A Concordance of Fifty American Clouds» by drawing on Shakespeare's
rich descriptive language for clouds, with the title for the exhibition itself coming from Richard II.
Our applicant used
very descriptive language to detail his job experiences, using keywords that are specific to law practices: «legal documents», «litigation database», and «attorney reviews».
It is affirmed colorfully, vividly, in
descriptive language appealing to and involving all the senses: to every instrument of human perception God made known his Glory and Presence.
The PowerPoint works for two lessons: a lesson on the character of Spiros, focusing on how we understand character through Durrell's language choices and a lesson on writing in Durrell's style, putting the students» new vocabulary and awareness of
descriptive language features into action.
Provide a list of descriptive adjectives, prepositional phrases, descriptive verbs, and adverbs and ask students to expand simple sentences into
more descriptive language.
Strikingly descriptive language grounds this dramatic novel, which folds together the story of a contemporary teenager's search for answers about her grandfather's suicide with brutal events in Nazi - occupied Holland years before.
- Library Journal «Tsukiyama's close attention to detail and
descriptive language paint a vivid picture of the daily life of Kai Ying and her family.
The OFA evaluation relies on
simple descriptive language, and is sometimes criticized for being too subjective and open to manipulation.
Neither photographs nor
descriptive language do much to clarify the spatial complexity of Oh's installations, which appear to move abruptly between visibility and invisibility.
Leaving her works untitled, Sherman refuses to
impose descriptive language on her images — relying instead on the viewer's ability to develop narratives, as an essential component of appreciating the work.
When you visit, Anne will present their work and process, ask our guests to
put descriptive language to the abstract work on view, and, through simple exercises, and encourage you to reflect on / share their own creative practice and / or identity in relationship to their work as well as the larger group exhibition.
Indeed, ever since 1963, when Donald Judd threw up his hands in happy despair and proclaimed Wesley's art «interesting» but essentially uncategorizable — «what some bumpkin made of appearances for some unartistic reason» — critics have worked to fill in the blanks, taking stabs
at descriptive language that might account for the unspeakable contents of Wesley's paintings.
Include legal terminology, proper handling of litigation materials, and the like, engaging your reader with strong active verbs and
descriptive language like the sample jobseeker does.
The district court disagreed with RD's argument and found that HAR's MLS reports
contained descriptive language that could not be characterized as factual.
Through art and writing exercises, students develop their observational skills and
descriptive language as they connect with Wave Hill's inspiring gardens and woodlands.
To further bolster the educational value of this new reader line, Penguin has also
added descriptive language to each level: Level 1 = Emergent Reader, Level 2 = Progressing Reader, Level 3 = Transitional Reader, Level 4 = Fluent Reader.
I love deep
rich descriptive language, full of metaphors that make me sigh, characters that become my best friends and help me learn about life as they make their meaningful discoveries which move along the plot, a sincere fullfilling message (even if sad) from the characters via the author.
Our applicant used
very descriptive language to detail his job experiences, using industry - specific buzzwords such as «sales operations», «marketing campaigns», and «retail channels».
You need to imagine your scenes in detail, have a wide vocabulary
of descriptive language, and be able to get deep inside your characters» heads.
While you are engaged with your descriptive writing assignment, you have to describe the object of your work not only with the help of some factual information but also with the help of drawing a picture of this very object by
using descriptive language.
Now it's time for the media to make sure it's using precise,
descriptive language to help those women continue to raise their voices.
Very little talk about God is possible when one is limited to
descriptive language and assertions that can be empirically validated.