{"id":5825,"date":"2018-02-12T17:00:58","date_gmt":"2018-02-13T01:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/blog\/?post_type=essay-writing-blog&p=5825"},"modified":"2018-12-18T09:11:54","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T17:11:54","slug":"what-is-descriptive-writing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kibin.com\/essay-writing-blog\/what-is-descriptive-writing\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is Descriptive Writing, and How Can It Improve Your Essay?"},"content":{"rendered":"

On the west coast of Taiwan, just north of Taichung City, there is a place called Gaomei where the setting sun takes all but an inch of water with it out to sea.<\/p>\n

There, you can take off your shoes and socks and walk into the wetland, feeling the wet clay work its way up between your toes before becoming dry and flaky on the tops of your feet, like late-summer skin.<\/p>\n

To the south, giant windmills rise like modern monolithic reminders that society lies somewhere beyond this natural canvas that the sky has been painting for millennia. The winds drift in slowly, cooling your skin and wafting up the musky scent of the seabed.<\/p>\n

As the sun dips toward the horizon, the world is splashed with oranges, reds, and pinks. You are drawn to it, walking farther and farther out into the color, losing any indication of where the sky stops and the wetland begins. You can reach down and touch the sky.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

With any luck, you can visualize how the Gaomei Wetlands look after reading this story (scroll down for a photo).<\/p>\n

The goal of descriptive writing is simple: get your readers to see the thing you’re describing without them having to actually see<\/em> it.<\/p>\n

Although descriptive writing is a pillar of literature, it can also be utilized in your essays to make them more interesting and memorable. So what is descriptive writing? Let\u2019s find out, and see how you can use it to improve your essay.<\/p>\n

What Is Descriptive Writing?<\/h2>\n

Description is to writing what a good BBQ sauce is to pork steak. You can get the job done without it, but the end product will fall far short of its potential.<\/p>\n

Side note: If you haven\u2019t had a pork steak, you need to get yourself to St. Louis and get your life changed.<\/p>\n