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Descriptive Travel Writing Techniques
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Descriptive Travel Writing Techniques
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Spotting descriptive techniques
1.Read this extract: “At dawn, the harbour was a silver bowl cupped between dark hills. Fishing boats nodded against the quay while gulls wheeled above them. A tang of salt clung to the air, and the cold railing prickled beneath my fingers.” Which techniques appear in the extract? Select all that apply.
- Simile
- Metaphor
- Personification
- Sensory language
- Alliteration
2.A writer describes a crowded square as “a sea of umbrellas”. Which technique is used?
- Simile
- Metaphor
- Personification
- Alliteration
3.Which sentence gives a non-human thing a human action?
- The path was as narrow as a ribbon.
- The old bridge groaned beneath our feet.
- The hills formed a green wall.
- The café served hot chocolate.
4.Complete the sentence with an original simile: “The mountain road twisted through the valley like …”
Exploring the effect
5.In the extract, the boats “nodded against the quay”. What does this personification help you picture?
6.How can using details about sound, smell and touch help make a travel description vivid for a reader?
7.Rewrite this sentence so the landscape seems alive, using personification: “Mist covered the hillside.”
Trying the techniques
8.Write a descriptive paragraph of four or five sentences about a place you would like to explore. Use at least two of these techniques: simile, metaphor, personification, sensory language or alliteration.
9.Name two descriptive techniques you used in your paragraph.
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