CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION
D. Problem Formulation
7. The Concept of a Descriptive Paragraph
Several kinds of paragraphs of academic writing. The features of each article are the same. Descriptive paragraph is a form of writing consisting of explanation, attributes, anything meaning, entity or something. In descriptive language, emotions, the location, stuff and artifacts are always brought across.24 The descriptive paragraph explains the appearance or feeling of something or anyone.25 It gave an impression of something.
Example:
Identification
My pet My pet, I would like to tell you.
Description
I got beautiful pets. Five months ago, my dog, Besty, bore four puppies. Robin is the first. He's a great man. He has black colored brown eyes. I've put around his collar a black tie. The other is also a male.
I called him Louie. I called him Augustus. He has brown hair with no markings, white hair. He has around his collar a gold belt. There are no markings on the other two puppies that are chocolate. They are females. They 're females. It's Ruby and Opal. On her back, Rubby has a red mark, while Opal has a rose brush. Even if it's not all the same, it is so adorable. I love it all. I love all of it.
24 Lailatul Husna and Yenni Rozimela, ―AN ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS‘ WRITING SKILL IN DESCRIPTIVE TEXT AT GRADE X1 IPA 1 OF MAN 2 PADANG‖ 1 (2013): 16., p.6
25 Zemach and Islam, Writing Paragraphs., p.25
The text organization is based on two parts by the concise text example: identity and definition. Identification introduces the topic being described (My pet). On the other hand, my pet gave a clearer description such as its features in parts.
When someone writes a concise letter, he or she communicates in words and phrases something in her mind about those things or events.
Descriptive paragraph is a type of text for knowledge purposes. This is important when the writer is asked to write about what looks, feels, smells, tastes or senses. In other words, the writer gave specific information about the most important characteristics and use adjectives to describe attributes and qualities. The readers will obviously understand what the writer speaks about in this article.
For a good description, there are four fundamental things to learn, such as: (1) create the primary impression (an overall impact, feeling or picture on the topic), (2) use specific examples for the main idea, (3) support these examples with information that appeal to the five senses: sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch.
There are several characteristics in the descriptive paragraph. The characteristics of this paragraph can be defined by the generic structure and language features.
a. Generic Structure of Descriptive Paragraph
Every text or paragraph has its structure. There are the generic structures of a descriptive paragraph, as follows:26
1) Identification : Recognizes the to be defined phenomena.
2) Description : Describes components, qualifications, features, etc.
b. Language Features of Descriptive Paragraph
Descriptive often use 'be' and 'have'. Simple Present Tense is commonly used. Nevertheless, it uses Past Tense often because it no longer remains what is to be represented.
Significant Grammatical Features:
1) Focus on specific participants
(My English teacher, Andini's cat, My favorite place) 2) Use of Simple Present Tense
Use of Simple Past Tense if Extinct.
Verbs of being and having 'Relational Processes'.
(My mum is cool, she has long black hair) 3) Use of descriptive adjectives
(strong legs, white fangs)
4) Use of detailed Noun Phrase gave information about the subject.
(a very beautiful scenery, a sweet young lady, very thick fur) 5) Use of action verbs 'Material Processes.'
(It eats grass, it runs fast)
26 M Mursyid Pw, ―LEARNING DESCRIPTIVE TEXT,‖ n.d., 22., pp.4-6
6) Use of adverbials to give additional information about behavior (quickly, at a treehouse)
7) Use of Figurative language (John is as white as chalk.)
Using the concepts above, the writers determined that the descriptive section is a paragraph describing a single person, location or entity. It focuses on the features of something, such as a person, a body, or whatever. The goal is to recognize and reveal a person, place or object.
Here is an example of a descriptive paragraph:
a. Describing a person
I am forty years old, rather tall and I have blue eyes and short black hair. I wear casual clothes as I teach students in a relaxed atmosphere. I enjoy my job because I got to meet and help so many different people from all over the world. During my spare time, I like playing tennis which I play at least three times a week. I also love listening to classical music and I must admit that I spend a lot of money on buying new CDs! I live in a pretty seaside town on the Italian coast. I enjoy eating great Italian food and laughing with the likable people who live here.
b. Describing a place
Puri Gading is a very interesting place to visit, located in Teluk Betung. It has a beautiful view. It has fresh air. The water is
very pure and clean. There are many coconut trees there. There are many restaurants there. In Puri Gading you can have a real good time. You can ride banana boat. Beside Gading is accommodated with many restaurants which provide delicious meals.
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