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What is the purpose of a descriptive text?
To describe a person, place, animal, or thing in detail.
What language features are commonly found in descriptive texts?
Adjectives, present tense, and specific nouns.
What part of the descriptive text introduces the subject being described?
The identification or general opening paragraph.
Give an example of an adjective used in descriptive texts.
Beautiful, large, soft, bright, strong, etc.
Make 3 sentences using linking verbs
(accept any correct answers)
Make 3 sentences using simple present tense.
(accept any correct answers)
Why does descriptive text use simple present tense?
It tells you about facts or general truths
Mention and explain generic structures of descriptive text.
Identifiction: Introduces the subject of the description by stating who or what it is. Description: Gives detailed information about the subject’s appearance, q
"Her eyes sparkled like diamonds." What figurative language is it?
simile
"The flowers danced in the breeze." What figurative language is it?
personification
"She waited for a million years for the bus to arrive." What figurative language is it?
hyperbole
"The classroom was a zoo during lunch break." What figurative language is it?
metaphore
"Sally sells sea shells by the sea shore."
alliteration
"Bees buzzed around the garden." What figurative language is it?
onomatopoeia
"The clock stared at me, counting every second I was late." What figurative language is it?
personification
"The lake was as smooth as glass."
simile
