9Description.ppt

Description Person, object, Place, event Common techniques in Description Purpose Audience Selecting Details Arranging details Purpose of description Whether it’s a description of a person, a place, an object or a scene, it should have a purpose. You can’t just describe a subject for the sake of description. The purpose for your description will influence your detail selection. Audience How much your reader knows about your subject? How your reader feels about your subject? How interested your reader is in your subject? Selecting details If you try to include every detail about the person, t