Descriptive Text

Descriptive Texts

A.    Definition of Descriptive

Many definitions about descriptive can be found in separated books one of which is that of being defined by Smalley and Ruetten (1985): a paragraph that explain something from where the object being described are located which is called spatial organization. In short, in descriptive paragraph you must make the locations of the objects being the described very clear (p. 58). In accordance with this definition, a descriptive paragraph can be scaled based on the three senses: visual, auditory and smell or called mood.

B.     Generic Structure of Descriptive

1.      Topic Sentence

2.      Supporting Sentences

3.      Concluding Sentence

4.      Logical Development

C.    Language Features of Descriptive

Language Form of Descriptive

1.      Using Linking verb or verb of senses

2.      Using three parameter of senses

3.      Using spatial order in which preposition procedes the verb and the subjects

Using multiple tenses based on the time: past, present and future

My Boarding House

My Boarding House is located in alley Teladan No.1. There is wall fence in front of myboarding house to limit the area with the other and there is soursop tree. Right of My boarding house there is boarding house owner. In front of boarding house owner there is garden with fishpond and some trees such as Guava, pine, chilis, etc. There is a terrace which usually use for us to do some activities, like chatting with my friends in the evening, doing my homework, and playing guitar with friends.

The first room in my boarding house is a guest room which functions to receive the guest and at this room there is one set of chair and a table, there are also two windows covered by white.And also there is television, bathroom, stairs, and my friend’s bedroom. My guest room is not big enough and we usually use terrace to receive when the guest is too many. The second room is my room which contains a bed almost as long as the room. In every in front of bedrooms there is shoes rack, but in front of my room there is refigerator.

In back yard My boarding house there are some pets like rabbits, chickens, and birds. And also there is its cage.