Descriptive Writing essay help?
TooCoolForSchool asked:
I have to write a descriptive writing piece for english class making a comparison of a scene, for example a beach at night compared to a beach during the day. Or a shopping centre during shopping hours vs closing time.
My chosen topic is a schoolyard/playground at lunchtime where there is a lot going on compared to after school when theres just a few kids left
could you guys help me, any ideas on how to craft this, any good metaphors or similes u can think of, anything really.
thanks so much
Norma
I have to write a descriptive writing piece for english class making a comparison of a scene, for example a beach at night compared to a beach during the day. Or a shopping centre during shopping hours vs closing time.
My chosen topic is a schoolyard/playground at lunchtime where there is a lot going on compared to after school when theres just a few kids left
could you guys help me, any ideas on how to craft this, any good metaphors or similes u can think of, anything really.
thanks so much
Norma
Dan
Hmm That’s a hard one, but i mean you could always say something where the noise is louder than not as loud. The sun isn’t as high as it is when kids leave. At lunchtime there are mainly only kids, where after school parents and buses are there.
Well Good Luck hope that is what you mean!!!
Nicholas
I did the same homework. I asked my parents what i complained most about one room and what i kept saying nice about the other. Before i knew it i had heaps of essay
Hope i gave some inspiration
Lewis
Ok, well you’ve actually tackled the hardest part. You’ve made a choice for setting. Now stick to it. Don’t go changing your mind in the middle. That’ll only slow you down. So, now for the creative part. When you want to describe a scene, the object is to get your reader involved in it along with you. So, the easiest way to do that is with imagery. Now, mind you, imagery doesn’t just mean images. So, you don’t have to just describe what things LOOK like. Think sensory images. This means that you should think about all five senses when describing things. This is entirely more important than similes and metaphors. So, when you envision the playground at lunch time, tell me what you HEAR. (The sounds of the children laughing; the “motor-boat” sound of one boy teasing another as he sticks his tongue between his lips, stuff like that) Also tell me what you smell. (The light scent of french fries as a few children eat their lunch, the fresh smell of wet grass as some children slide around playing a game of kick ball, stuff like that.) Do this with as many sense as you can. Pretty soon, you’ll see that you’ve developed quite a different scene at lunch, compared to that after school.
Hope this helps.
Good luck.