‭Definition of Descriptive Text‬

‭ escriptive‬ ‭Text‬ ‭is‬ ‭a‬ ‭text‬ ‭which‬ ‭says‬ ‭what‬ ‭a‬ ‭person‬ ‭or‬ ‭a‬ ‭thing‬ ‭is‬ ‭like.‬ ‭Its‬ ‭purpose‬ ‭is‬ ‭to‬
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‭describe and reveal a particular person, place, or thing.‬

I‭n‬ ‭a‬ ‭broad‬ ‭sense,‬ ‭description,‬ ‭as‬ ‭explained‬ ‭by‬ ‭Kane‬ ‭(2000:‬ ‭352),‬ ‭is‬ ‭defined‬ ‭like‬ ‭in‬ ‭the‬
‭following sentence:‬
‭Description‬ ‭is‬‭about‬‭sensory‬‭experience—how‬‭something‬‭looks,‬‭sounds,‬‭tastes.‬‭Mostly‬‭it‬‭is‬
‭about visual experience, but description also deals with other kinds of perception.‬

‭ hus,‬‭if‬‭we‬‭conclude‬‭it‬‭from‬‭Kane’s‬‭explanation‬‭above,‬‭the‬‭descriptive‬‭text‬‭is‬‭meaningful‬‭text‬
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‭that‬ ‭describes‬ ‭the‬ ‭experience‬ ‭related‬ ‭to‬ ‭the‬ ‭senses,‬ ‭such‬ ‭as‬ ‭what‬ ‭shape,‬ ‭sound,‬‭taste‬‭is.‬
‭Most‬ ‭descriptive‬ ‭text‬ ‭is‬ ‭about‬ ‭visual‬ ‭experience,‬ ‭but‬ ‭in‬ ‭fact‬ ‭the‬ ‭experience‬ ‭other‬ ‭than‬ ‭the‬
‭sense of sight, we can also use it to make descriptive text.‬

‭ ut‬‭in‬‭particular,‬‭the‬‭descriptive‬‭text‬‭is,‬‭“……‬‭is‬‭a‬‭text‬‭which‬‭says‬‭what‬‭a‬‭person‬‭or‬‭a‬‭thing‬‭is‬
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‭like. Its purpose is to describe and reveal a particular person, place, or thing.”‬

‭ o,‬‭it‬‭can‬‭be‬‭said‬‭that‬‭the‬‭descriptive‬‭text‬‭is‬‭a‬‭text‬‭that‬‭explains‬‭about‬‭whether‬‭a‬‭person‬‭or‬‭an‬
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‭object‬ ‭is‬ ‭like,‬ ‭whether‬ ‭its‬ ‭form,‬ ‭its‬ ‭properties,‬ ‭its‬ ‭amount‬ ‭and‬ ‭others.‬ ‭The‬ ‭purpose‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬
‭descriptive‬‭text‬‭is‬‭clear,‬‭that‬‭is‬‭to‬‭describe,‬‭represent‬‭or‬‭reveal‬‭a‬‭person‬‭or‬‭an‬‭object,‬‭either‬
‭abstract or concrete.‬

‭Generic Structure of Descriptive Text‬

‭ hen‬‭writing‬‭descriptive‬‭text,‬‭there‬‭are‬‭some‬‭generic‬‭structures‬‭(actually‬‭not‬‭mandatory)‬‭for‬
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‭our writing to be true. The arrangement is:‬

‭ Identification: (contains about the introduction of a person, place, animal or object will be‬
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‭described.)‬
‭# Description: contains a description of something such as animal, things, place or person by‬
‭describing its features, forms, colors, or anything related to what the writer describes.‬

‭Purpose of Descriptive Text‬

‭Language Feature of Descriptive Text‬

‭ Specific participant : has a certain object, is not common and unique (only one). for‬
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‭example: Bandengan beach, my house, Borobudur temple, uncle Jim‬
‭– The use of the adjective (an adjective) to clarify the noun, for example: a beautiful beach, a‬
‭handsome man, the famous place in Jepara, etc.‬
‭– The use of simple present tense: The sentence pattern used is simple present because it‬
‭tells the fact of the object described.‬
‭– Action verb: verbs that show an activity (for example, run, sleep, walk, cut etc.)‬

‭Example of Descriptive Text – My Favorite Teacher‬

‭ y‬‭favorite‬‭teacher‬‭is‬‭my‬‭history‬‭teacher,‬‭and‬‭he‬‭is‬‭by‬‭far‬‭the‬‭best‬‭teacher‬‭that‬‭I‬‭have‬‭ever‬
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‭had.‬‭He‬‭has‬‭the‬‭ability‬‭to‬‭make‬‭a‬‭subject‬‭that‬‭many‬‭students‬‭find‬‭incredibly‬‭boring‬‭come‬‭to‬
‭life‬‭through‬‭his‬‭enthusiasm‬‭and‬‭passion‬‭for‬‭history,‬‭and‬‭his‬‭love‬‭of‬‭being‬‭a‬‭teacher.‬‭Attending‬
‭his lessons is something we look forward to, not dread, like we do with most other lessons.‬

I‭t’s‬‭ever‬‭so‬‭funny‬‭to‬‭watch‬‭him‬‭get‬‭excited‬‭about‬‭something,‬‭which‬‭happens‬‭in‬‭every‬‭lesson.‬
‭It’s‬‭easy‬‭to‬‭know‬‭that‬‭he’s‬‭getting‬‭excited‬‭because‬‭he‬‭begins‬‭bouncing‬‭up‬‭and‬‭down‬‭slightly‬
‭in‬ ‭a‬ ‭way‬ ‭that‬ ‭no‬ ‭other‬ ‭sixty-something‬ ‭year‬ ‭old‬ ‭would‬ ‭ever‬ ‭managed‬ ‭without‬ ‭looking‬
‭completely‬ ‭ridiculous.‬ ‭He‬ ‭has‬ ‭this‬ ‭dark‬ ‭(with‬ ‭more‬ ‭and‬ ‭more‬ ‭grey‬ ‭streaks‬ ‭these‬ ‭days),‬
‭springy‬‭hair‬‭that‬‭lines‬‭the‬‭edge‬‭of‬‭his‬‭growing‬‭bald‬‭patch,‬‭and‬‭the‬‭hair‬‭bounces‬‭up‬‭and‬‭down‬
‭with‬‭him‬‭like‬‭thousands‬‭of‬‭tiny‬‭little‬‭springs.‬‭Then,‬‭he‬‭takes‬‭on‬‭his‬‭whole‬‭new‬‭persona,‬‭often‬
‭going‬‭into‬‭role‬‭and‬‭becoming‬‭the‬‭character‬‭or‬‭figure‬‭he‬‭is‬‭talking‬‭about,‬‭doing‬‭the‬‭voices,‬‭the‬
‭actions,‬ ‭and‬ ‭parading‬ ‭up‬ ‭and‬‭down‬‭the‬‭room‬‭gesticulating‬‭wildly,‬‭but‬‭all‬‭the‬‭while‬‭there’s‬‭a‬
‭gentle‬ ‭‘bounce,‬‭bounce,‬‭bounce’,‬‭as‬‭though‬‭the‬‭springs‬‭are‬‭not‬‭just‬‭on‬‭his‬‭head‬‭but‬‭on‬‭the‬
‭soles of his shoes too.‬

‭ ‬ ‭teacher‬ ‭that‬ ‭doesn’t‬ ‭take‬ ‭himself‬ ‭too‬ ‭seriously‬ ‭always‬ ‭will‬ ‭be‬ ‭a‬ ‭big‬ ‭hit‬ ‭with‬ ‭teenagers,‬
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‭although‬‭he’s‬‭not‬‭afraid‬‭to‬‭impose‬‭his‬‭authority‬‭if‬‭he‬‭has‬‭to.‬‭I’ve‬‭only‬‭ever‬‭heard‬‭him‬‭properly‬
‭shout‬‭once‬‭(although‬‭thankfully‬‭it‬‭wasn’t‬‭it‬‭me),‬‭but‬‭it‬‭isn’t‬‭an‬‭experience‬‭that‬‭I‬‭would‬‭like‬‭to‬
‭repeat.‬‭When‬‭he‬‭lost‬‭it,‬‭the‬‭room‬‭suddenly‬‭became‬‭more‬‭silent‬‭than‬‭I’d‬‭ever‬‭known‬‭it‬‭to‬‭be‬
‭before.‬‭We‬‭all‬‭sat‬‭slightly‬‭paralyzed,‬‭not‬‭even‬‭anting‬‭to‬‭breathe‬‭too‬‭loudly,‬‭because‬‭hearing‬
‭such‬‭a‬‭jovial‬‭and‬‭jolly‬‭little‬‭man‬‭lose‬‭his‬‭temper‬‭was‬‭a‬‭huge‬‭shock.‬‭It‬‭certainly‬‭had‬‭the‬‭right‬
‭kind of impact though, because he’s never needed to shout since.‬

I‭t‬ ‭is‬ ‭actually‬ ‭this‬ ‭teacher‬ ‭that‬ ‭I‬ ‭have‬ ‭to‬ ‭thank‬ ‭for‬ ‭my‬ ‭love‬‭of‬‭history.‬‭In‬‭his‬‭lessons,‬‭history‬
‭does‬ ‭not‬ ‭mean‬ ‭copying‬ ‭out‬ ‭of‬ ‭textbooks‬ ‭and‬ ‭writing‬ ‭pages‬ ‭and‬ ‭pages‬ ‭of‬‭notes.‬‭History‬‭is‬
‭ live;‬ ‭history‬ ‭is‬ ‭something‬ ‭tangible,‬ ‭that‬ ‭you‬ ‭can‬ ‭see,‬ ‭hear‬ ‭and‬ ‭feel,‬ ‭and‬ ‭we‬ ‭can‬ ‭live‬ ‭it‬
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‭through‬ ‭dressing‬ ‭up‬ ‭and‬ ‭acting‬ ‭out‬ ‭scenes‬ ‭or‬ ‭taking‬ ‭trips‬ ‭to‬ ‭important‬ ‭places‬ ‭of‬ ‭historical‬
‭interest.‬‭And‬‭although‬‭he’s‬‭getting‬‭on‬‭in‬‭years‬‭and‬‭may‬‭not‬‭be‬‭teaching‬‭for‬‭much‬‭longer,‬‭he‬
‭will‬ ‭have‬ ‭an‬ ‭important‬ ‭place‬ ‭in‬ ‭history‬ ‭for‬ ‭many‬ ‭of‬ ‭his‬ ‭students,‬ ‭because‬ ‭there‬ ‭has‬‭never‬
‭been a teacher able to bring a subject to life in quite the same way he does.‬