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Chapter 3 discusses description and its usefulness in examining sensory stimulation. Descriptive writing expresses “in vivid language [ . . . ] what the five senses experience.” The goal of descriptive writing is to create a dominant impression that the reader can share with the writer. As with the other patterns, descriptive writing considers audience, purpose, and point-of-view. The number and type of details selected will be determined by these elements. Description can be done in one of two ways: objectively, where the writer’s personal attitudes and feelings are not revealed, and subjectively, where the writing task reflects the personal view of the writer and makes an effort to elicit a “strong emotional response” from the reader. The levels of objectivity and subjectivity are shaped by the tone and the language (denotation and connotation) used by the writer. An efficient strategy for developing a descriptive essay includes the following steps:
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