Descriptive Writing Conventions

Answer 1

Vividly convey what a specific person, setting, or experience is like rather than tell a story

Answer 2

Use a variety of sensory details (i.e. sight, sound, smell, taste, touch)

Answer 3

Use language to ‘zoom in’ or ‘zoom out’, as you would use a camera

Answer 4

Use sentence or paragraph structure and organisation to convey different elements of a description

Answer 5

Use linguistic devices such as imagery or sound effects (e.g. alliteration, assonance) to convey mood or atmosphere

Answer 6

Use well-chosen lexis to be precise or expansive as the text requires