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noun

  • A descriptive writing technique that engages one or more of the five senses (sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch) to create a vivid mental image or physical sensation for the audience.

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Vivid details: sensory language and detailed descriptions that help readers gain a deeper and fuller understanding of ideas and events in the narrative.

From Textbooks • Dec. 21, 2021

In addition to these strategies, the roommates in the example use more subtle ones, such as personification and sensory language.

From Textbooks • Dec. 21, 2021

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  • showing, not telling
  • vivid prose
  • descriptive language
  • appealing to the senses
  • evocative description

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  • technical writing
  • data dump
  • telling, not showing
  • abstract language
  • plain language

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