Homework Help: English

Posted by Sara on Monday, February 8, 2010 at 9:55pm.

We are working on descriptive writing and right now I have to do a whole description on a Old House.

Sounds: Screams
Howls
Whispers

Touch: slimy doorknob
sticky path
dusty windows

Sights: broken steps
Spider webs on door
damaged rooftop

Colours: Brown door
grey pathway
Blue sky

Comparisons: The damaged rooftop looks like an exploded volcano?

Could you please add a few more to each list; I really need help with the comparisons. Also, is there more to descriptive writing other than these senses, and comparisons.

English - Ms. Sue, Monday, February 8, 2010 at 10:14pm
You have an excellent start, Sara.

Sounds:
Squeaks
Groans

Touch:
Velvet drapes
Splintered wood

Sights:
Cracked window
Faded wallpaper

Colours:
Pink stove
Black mold

Smells:
Mold
Stale air
Stale tobacco

Comparisons:
Once proud as a courtesan; now dejected as a prostitute
Laughter of children now replaced by the sighs of their ghosts
My grandmother's pride; my mother's home; my albatross

This site may give you more ideas about descriptive writing.

http://grammar.about.com/od/developingparagraphs/a/samdescpars.htm
English - Sara, Monday, February 8, 2010 at 10:17pm
Thank you Ms. Sue, you are very supportive :-)
English - Ms. Sue, Monday, February 8, 2010 at 10:19pm
You're very welcome, Sara.

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