Description in Writing

The game was amazing!

Her heart began to race, sweat beading on her forehead

He was very scared when he saw the big dog.

Compare/Contrast

Sensory details

Argument

Literal Pictures

Asking if you can see what the author is saying.

Asking if the author is explaining anything.

Finding language like "fumigate."

There really isn't any way to figure it out.

The house was tall.

The kid was very happy.

The sky was overcast and grey as he trudged through the rain.

There was a sky, cloud, and sun.

He was pleased by the decision, his lips twisting into a smile.

She hunched over the table, eyes watering in pain.

The man was tall, his head barely brushing the door frame as he lumbered into the room.

The ambidextrous monkey iodized the transmorphic flounder fish.