What is descriptive text ?

Descriptive text is a text that describes a particular object in detail.

Dalam bahasa Indonesianya, descriptive text atau teks deskripsi adalah sebuah teks yang mendeskripsikan objek tertentu secara rinci.

Purpose of descriptive

text ?

The purpose of descriptive text is to describe an object in detail.

Tujuan dari descriptive text adalah mendeskripsikan atau menggambarkan suatu objek secara detail (rinci). Objek-objek ini bisa berupa orang, hewan, benda, atau tempat. 

Structure of descriptive

text ?

Struktur descriptive text terdiri dari dua bagian, yaitu identification (identifikasi) dan description (deskripsi).

Bagian identification berisi pengenalan objek yang akan dideskripsikan. Contohnya seperti, ‘objek itu apa?’ atau ‘dari mana objek itu berasal?’. Sedangkan bagian description berisi penjelasan yang lebih spesifik dari objek yang sedang dideskripsikan.

Example

Language Features of descriptive text ?

1. Adjective :

   Hanni is so pretty. She has an oval face, rounded eyes, pointed nose, and long hair. She is smart and friendly.

   Adjective yang digunakan pada descriptive text di atas adalah pretty (cantik), oval (oval/lonjong), rounded (bulat), pointed (mancung), long (panjang), smart (pintar), dan friendly (ramah).

Language Features of descriptive text ?

2. Simple Present Tense

   Simple Present Tense biasa digunakan untuk menyatakan fakta atau kebenaran umum, serta kebiasaan. Saat mendeskripsikan suatu objek, kita akan menggunakan tense jenis ini karena apa yang kita jabarkan dari objek tersebut adalah fakta.

Language Features of descriptive text ?

3. Adverb of Frequency

   Adverb of frequency adalah kata keterangan yang berguna untuk menunjukkan seberapa sering suatu kegiatan dilakukan. Nah, dalam descriptive text, kita bisa menjelaskan kebiasaan objek menggunakan ini.

Hevi is a helpful and polite person. She often helps me to do my homework and always respects the elders.

Dari deskripsi tersebut, penulis menggunakan adverb of frequency, yaitu often dan always.

The President of USA Barack Obama

His full name is Barack Hussein Obama. People often calls him Barack Obama or Obama only. He is African-American. He was born on 4 August 1961 in Honolulu, USA.

Obama is quite tall, 183 cm. He has oval face, baldheaded, and black skin. His face looks patient and strong. He always keep smiles when he gives speech.

Obama has got married to Michelle. They have 2 daughters, Malia and Natasha Obama. Obama’s hobby is having sport. He likes playing golf in his spare time. Obama also loves blogging. He writes on his twitter quite often.  

Another Example

​My Best Friend, Hanni

Identification: Let me introduce you to my best friend. Her name is Hanni. She is my classmate in Junior High School. She is thirteen years old.

Description: Hanni is so pretty. She has an oval face, rounded eyes, pointed nose, and beautiful black long hair. Her skin color is fair. Also, she has a slim body and is quite tall. She is 155 centimeters tall. Hanni really loves to sing and dance. She joins the dance club as her extracurricular activity at school. She is smart and friendly. She often helps me to do my homework and always respects the elders. Everyone loves her.

Peter is the youngest in our family. He is fourteen years old and four years younger than me. He has long, straight hair, bright eyes and a friendly smile. Sometimes he is rather naughty at home, but he usually does what he is asked to do.

Peter is interested in sports very much, and at school, he plays football and tennis. He is the best badminton player in our family.

I have a special friend. She is my classmate and sits besides me. Her name is Rohmi. Rohmi is a quite girl and very simple on the look. However, I really adore her. She is not only kind but also tough.

          Rohmi comes from a very simple family. Her father is a pedicab driver and her mother has passed away. She has a younger brother. His name is Rahmat. In order to help their father, Rohmi and her brother work part-time to earn some money. Rohmi sells food during our class break, while her brother sells newpapers and magazines after school.

One thing that I always admire about her is that she can manage her time well, and she always looks cheerful.