Click the link below to learn about some strategies that you can use in your descriptive writing.
Descriptive writing techniques
Here is an example of a description of a place using these techniques.
It was found using a Google Teleporter
Teleported location: 136 Route de la Gare, 38530 La Buissière, France
Adjectives:
Narrow, winding, rugged, wispy, crisp, sweet, still, quiet
Simile:
The mountain range lies behind the town like a dozing giant. The patches of snow are like white spots in his beard.
Metaphor:
The stone farmhouses are small fortresses – strong and safe.
Personification:
The road hasn’t seen a traveller for hours.
La Buissière, France
The narrow road winding between farmhouses with rugged stone walls hasn’t seen a traveller for hours. The farmhouses are small fortresses, protecting families from the cold. Wispy clouds hang low over their rooftops. The crisp air smells of sweet smoke from wood fires. Everything is still and quiet.
A mountain range lies behind the town like a dozing giant. The snow reflecting the bright sun is like patches of white in his long beard.