What is a
descriptive paragraph?
A descriptive
paragraph provides detailed information about a subject designed to
create a mental image for the reader. It uses the our 5 senses:
smell, taste, see, feel, and hear
A
descriptive paragraph describes how a person/thing looks or feels. In
descriptive paragraphs, you can describe people, places, objects, or
events. The main purpose is to create an image in reader’s minds.
In short, it is a kind of painting with the words.
Example
of Descriptive Text : Borobudur Temple
Borobudur Temple
Borobudur is Hindu –
Budhist temple. It was build in the nineth century under Sailendra
dynasty of ancient Mataram kingdom. Borobudur is located in Magelang,
Central Java, Indonesia.
Borobudur is
well-known all over the world. Its construction is influenced by the
Gupta architecture of India. The temple is constructed on a hill 46 m
high and consist of eight step like stone terrace. The first five
terrace are square and surrounded by walls adorned with Budist
sculpture in bas-relief. The upper three are circular.
Each of them is with
a circle of bell shape-stupa. The entire adifice is crowned by a
large stupa at the centre at the centre of the top circle. The way to
the summit extends through some 4.8 km of passage and starways. The
design of borobudur which symbolizes the structure of universe
influences temples at Angkor, Cambodia.
Borobudur temple
which is rededicated as an Indonesian monument in 1983 is a valuable
treasure for Indonesian people.
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