how do you write descriptive essay?

Answer 1

Here are a few tips as to how you can write a descriptive essay.
Here are some tips to remember when writing your descriptive essay:

1. Actually describe something
2. Use concrete and abstract images
3. Use concrete and abstract ideas
4. Do not go overboard with adjectives and adverbs
5. Do not go overboard with similes and metaphors
6. Give it to someone else to see if your essay actually describes something

The purpose of a descriptive essay is to DESCRIBE an event, feelings, situations, etc. It is NOT factual and it is opinion-based.
So yeah, go ahead and use your imagination. However, it is always best to write essays based on your own experience as they will always appear more 'real'.

Happy writing and i hope some of the tips helped. :)

Answer 2

For your essay you need to consider the following

Think of an instance that you want to describe.

Why is this particular instance important?

What were you doing?

What other things were happening around you? Is there anything specific that stands out in your mind?

Where were objects located in relation to where you were?

How did the surroundings remind you of other places you have been?

What sights, smells, sounds, and tastes were in the air?

Did the sights, smells, sounds, and tastes remind you of anything?

What were you feeling at that time?

Has there been an instance in which you have felt this way before?

What do you want the reader to feel after reading the paper?

What types of words and images can convey this feeling?

Can you think of another situation that was similar to the one you are writing about? How can it help explain what you are writing about?

Is there enough detail in your essay to create a mental image for the reader?
Hope this helps hun

Answer 3

A Brief Guide to Writing Descriptive Essays
There are several methods writers use to describe something in an essay. They may choose vivid, fresh language, or they may use examples, or they might take something ordinary and by comparing it with something extraordinary, make it interesting, or they may use their senses.
When someone asks you to describe something, the first step you might take is to jot down the first words that come to you. If I say "egg," for instance, you might write down the following string of associations: "round, white, brown, fresh, scrambled, farmer, chicken, goose, over-easy." But another student might write down "ostrich," while yet another chooses "dinosaur." Then a medical student might chime in with "ovulation, zygote, baby." At some point, someone else may take it a step further and mention "fragility." The point is that the one little word "egg" can conjure up a number of associations, all coming at the subject in a different way. So when you are asked to describe an event or a person, start with the obvious, but don't stay there.

Features
1. A well-focused subject can be ordinary or extraordinary, but you should strive to make it as interesting as possible by emphasizing what makes it interesting or new and unusual. Pick something specific, an event or a person or an animal.
2. How you treat your subject is directly related to how your reader will react to it. Give plenty of specific descriptive detail. If you're describing an event, watch people moving and hear them talking. Create a dominant impression for your reader.

3. Create a clear pattern of organization. Your introduction should work from general to specific, ending in a thesis sentence. You should have several paragraphs that develop and describe your topic, and your conclusion should restate your thesis or conclude your event.

Let's say I'm writing a paper about my Uncle George. Watch how I work from general sentences to specific ones:

When I was little, I loved visiting my relatives. Although I was a country girl, I didn't have any brothers or sisters that were close to my age, nor did my parents enjoy some of the outdoor events that my extended family did. But my aunts and uncles in Manchester, Tennessee, were always doing something fun, especially my Uncle George. Uncle George loved to laugh and he loved to fish and he loved me.
In this first paragraph, I have moved from general (visiting relatives) to more specific (Manchester, Tennessee and Uncle George) to even more specific (Uncle George loved to laugh, fish, and he loved me). My paper now falls into three natural paragraphs, one on laughing, one on fishing, and one on how Uncle George showed his love and how it affected me. Now it's not imperative that you have three paragraphs in your body, and oftentimes, the three-paragraph body seems trite and boring. Usually, however, that's not a result of the organization, it's a result of the writing itself.
Here's one descriptive paragraph about fishing:

Uncle George and I would head out before it got light. The trek to the pond was always exciting. The earth smelled fresh and new, promising warmth, and as the birds awoke, they'd tentatively practice the prologues to their songs. We'd walk past the apple trees, and I could smell the sharpness of the rotten fruit that had dropped to the ground. Occasionally, I'd slip on a peel, so I learned to be careful not to run too quickly. We'd walk past the water troughs where the tadpoles were busy wiggling their way to froghood and pick up the pond trail on the other side of the musty-smelling old barn. At this point I had to be careful not to get my pole tangled in the underbrush--which constantly grabbed for my dangling hook and bobber--while Uncle George's flashlight jumped and weaved as he made sure the small circle of light was set for my height. He would hold my hand and tell me about the fish, and I was never scared.
Notice that I use my senses to describe the scene. All of the senses can be used in a descriptive paper--touch, smell, hearing, taste, and vision, although you may just pick one or two. Notice the language, too. "Froghood" is not a word, but it seems to me that it's better than "adulthood," which I wrote first. And "froghood" works, does it not?
Copyright 1988 Jennifer Jordan-Henley

Answer 4

By writing about what you see more than about what you think of it.

i.e.:
NOT- "My sister looked beautiful in that amazing dress. She had that certain something about her"
BUT- "My sister wore a long red dress that made her look like a princess. She even acted like one."

Base your opinion on what you see/experience and not by placing your opinion upfront (This actually is a trick but it works)