Descriptive Text
Posted by Zahrowi Ahmad pada 16 Maret 2009
A descriptive text is a text which lists the characteristics of something. Take an example, the following is one of the text belongs to the descriptive text.
Prambanan is the largest Hindu temple compound in Central Java in Indonesia, located approximately 18 km east of Yogyakarta.
The temple is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is one of the largest Hindu temples in south-east Asia. It is characterised by its tall and pointed architecture, typical of Hindu temple architecture, and by the 47m high central building inside a large complex of individual temples.
It was built around 850 CE by either Rakai Pikatan, king of the second Mataram dynasty, or Balitung Maha Sambu, during the Sanjaya Dynasty. Not long after its construction, the temple was abandoned and began to deteriorate. Reconstruction of the compound began in 1918. The main building was completed in around 1953. Much of the original stonework has been stolen and reused at remote construction sites. A temple will only be rebuilt if at least 75% of the original stones are available, and therefore only the foundation walls of most of the smaller shrines are now visible and with no plans for their reconstruction.
The temple was damaged during the earthquake in Java in 2006. Early photos suggest that although the complex appears to be structurally intact, damage is significant. Large pieces of debris, including carvings, were scattered over the ground. The temple has been closed to the public until damage can be fully assessed. The head of Yogyakarta Archaeological Conservation Agency stated that: “it will take months to identify the precise damage”. However, some weeks later in 2006 the site re-opened for visitors. The immediate surroundings of the Hindu temples remain off-limits for safety reasons.
We get the purpose from the text above that description is used in all forms of writing to create a vivid impression of a person, place, object or event e.g. to: ·
- Describe a special place and explain why it is special.
- Describe the most important person in your live.
- Describe the animal’s habit in your report.
Descriptive writing or text is usually also used to help writer develop an aspect of their work, e.g. to create a particular mood, atmosphere or describe a place so that the reader can create vivid pictures of characters, places, objects etc. To complete our intention to, here are the characteristics based on descriptive writing or text, below;
As a feature, description is a style of writing which can be useful for other variety of purposes as:
- To engage a reader’s attention
- To create characters
- To set a mood or create an atmosphere
- To being writing to life
While in language function, descriptive writing;
- Aims to show rather than tell the reader what something/someone is like
- Relies on precisely chosen vocabulary with carefully chosen adjectives and adverbs.
- Is focused and concentrates only on the aspects that add something to the main purpose of the description.
- Sensory description-what is heard, seen, smelt, felt, tasted.Precise use of adjectives, similes, metaphors to create images/pictures in the mind e.g. their noses were met with the acrid smell of rotting flesh.
- Strong development of the experience that “put the reader there” focuses on key details, powerful verbs and precise nouns.
Beyond the characteristics stated on, descriptive writing also consists of generic structure in range as:
- General statement
- Explanation
- Closing
The description text has dominant language features as follows:
- Using Simple Present Tense
- Using action verbs
- Using passive voice
- Using noun phrase
- Using adverbial phrase
- Using technical terms
- Using general and abstract noun
- Using conjunction of time and cause-effect.
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surya said
hei jangan berkata kasar disini!!
awawawa said
coooooook
kontos wedol said
aasooooyy,, gancok misoh misoh.. gelot yoh
SegoMeong said
tood bacod kau [patex
fat said
tolong berikan contoh descriptive people, place, and thing!
ika said
me too
does ichnatun d.s. said
What’s the difference between descriptive and report texts?
gede sukra said
report is more general classification description than descriptive.Examples of report are describing human,kinds of animal,plants,etc.and for descriptive, telling about your teacher, someone,your pet,your favorite plant.
diah said
As I know, report is used to tell the past event. Report is about your other people experience in the past. In report, there is at least one value (moral value) that the reader can learn from the writer.
Report text is different from descriptive. Descriptive text is used to describe something (people, thing, animal, subject of lesson), but not ended with the value. In descriptive, the writer just describe not telling the moral value.
Tika said
i disagree with miss Diah’s opinion about report text. Based on text types in English written by Mark Anderson and Kathy Anderson, to tell someone’s experience in the past is not called as report text, but it’s called as RECOUNT text. Mark and Kathy Anderson (2002:17) says that a Report text is a piece of text that presents information about a subject. its purpose is to classify and/or describe using facts about the subject’s parts, behavior and qualities.
thony said
kalau descriptive tuh masih bersifat khusus,, sedangkan kalo report tuh bersifat umum
ViThA said
Boleh gak aku minta contoh cerita descriptive text yang tentang penyakit/tempat/orang/benda?
yea-yei-yeo-yeu-yee said
boleh-boleh aja sih ..
tapi jangan minta ma ak y ..
hahaha. . .
The Koplakz said
sapa yang mau minta ama lo, -oo-
saya mau contoh dari descriptive texts said
saya mau contoh dari descriptive texts dan saya mau contoh dari :1.recount texts
2.descriptive texts
3.narrative texts
4.procedure texts
5.report texts
Iqbal said
Saya Mau Minta Contoh Descriptive Text Tentang School (Sekolah) Donk
hasan Suharto said
Ini barangkali dibutuhkan, saya copykan contoh text descriptiv buatan siswa kelas 8. text ini asli jadi kita perlu memberikan koreksi sendi
My School
By Lisa Eka DA 8F
I go to school in SMPN 10 Magelang. My school have seventeen classrooms, computer room, laboratory, etc. The school also provide a parking area. There is a nice garden at the front of the mosque.
The teachers in SMP 10 are very kind. They are teach with calm. There is a toilet, canteen and library. My school also provides various books in library, a basket ball and football field. I like to go to SMPN 10 because the air is fresh.
My house
By Bagas Dwi P 8F
My house is clean. The walls are yellow. My mother always cleans up. The floors are white. There are five people in my house: My father, my mother, my little brother, my older brother and me. In front of my house there are some plants and flowers : sun flower, jasmine, roses and orchid. My house also be found television set, VCD player, etc.
My house is very big. My house there is in Malanggaten. My house is my palace. It is comfortable and healthy. I very happy to live in my house.
Steven Fransisko said
bagaimana cara membedakan mana yang identification dan mana yang description dari text yang kamu berikan?
i'm care said
identification : pengenalan suatu objek / hal yang akan di deskripsikan 🙂
description : penginformasian ciri2 subjek misalnya sifat psikologis, perilaku , tampilan fisik, fitur fitur khas, kualitas, dan sejenisnya 🙂
Ocha said
tq textna…i need this for my homework…^^
zhakiea said
hahahaha …
can’t make yourself, right ???
.FhuAd BusTheL. said
Thank’s atass desrpition.a..
.Fhuad
tam tam said
makasih bgt dh bntu . . .
mkasih bgt
suwito said
kami perlu contoh-contoh jenis-jenis teks untuk siswa kelas 8
richa said
saya minta text descriptive dan brikan penjelasannya
effi sabattini said
thanks for u’r article about deskriptive text,so that i can to finish my matterial in collage
husni said
aku mint deskriptive tentang salah satu hewan terserah
kuda or pa????
feri said
tolong aq berikan descriptive text yang menggambarkan seseorang yang sedang membersihkan ruangan atau halaman rumah ea…
Sekarang ea OK…………………….
Erin said
aku mta descrip yg ada analisanya donk. . .
vivi said
bsa gag qqo mnta cntoh descriptive text ttg kimbum??
skrang ea..
please..
tgas neh..
Aga said
tlng donk descriptive na kimbum . =)
putri said
aku boleh minta contoh lesson plan yang pake descriptive text y,,,balas gpl y
FARA said
Q minta deskripsi tentang artis dunnk
ita said
saya mau contoh text description tentang seorang idola
Warunyoo said
now i’m studying about all of genre(text types) in my IS. but i don’t have genre information enough. So i would like to know : generic structure, language feature,example of its and any information better. Please help me for my IS.
AIDA said
contoh descriptive text nya yang banyak dumzzzz. jangan cuma satu.
dewi said
gud gud gud. thx bngt atas bntuan na
kaka said
Kirimi descriptive prambanan temple dung,krn penting banget nih sebelumnya terimakasih.
stiart said
because was tesma yousen together………………………………
romi said
bisa ng” tolong kirimin deskriptiv tentang seseorang dlm bahasa inggris…………..ats perhatiannya makasih
Berry said
Boleh jga ntu descriptive_thx yua!
Klu da yg aent w siap bcana age
Milla Eka Putri said
tlg criin contoh text descriptiv yg laen…………….???????????????
yulfi said
tolong dund , descriptive ttang ungu band ?
ak btuhh skali.
in tgas dri guru.
tolong y!
Bboy gold (daffa) said
makasih atas recount teksnya tgs terselesaikan
secret -__- Zzz said
thank’s for help ^^
cahaya said
makasih ia tas conoh textna
setidakna itu membantu tugas temanku
yang amat sangat membutuhkan materi tersebut tuk kuliahna
moga2 ilmu yang bpk beri diberkahi oleh allah swt
Zevana Arga A A said
Aku peneg Descriptive Text tntng Pendidikan donk… please… 🙂
Zevana Arga A A said
Aku pengen Descriptive Text tntng Pendidikan donk… please 😀 🙂 😉 :p
basir said
jembut kontol bacod kabeh
arHizkhha said
pNgerttiaNnn dari recOunnt , descritiVe , aNnd NaratiVe ttU aPpha cieHh ?’ ,
:-p
wahyuning pratiwi said
sumber buku tentang descriptive text itu apa saja yaaa????
saya butuh referensi untuk skripsi…
terima kasih sebelumnya
Nada said
Thanks ya.. membantu bangeet!! 🙂 🙂
sekali lagi makasih banyak !!
hesa said
Apek
Azizah said
terma kasih banyak masukan buat kami di sekolah
smpn 2 kuningan.
saya juga punya dua teks descriptive :
1. MY FRIEND
this is my friend, her name is fahdila. she is a good friend. she has beautiful eyes and the shape of the face is like elipse. the skin is smooth and the colour is white. fahdila is a girl who is taller than me. the height can reach 165cm. the body is ideal because the height.
Weight the body about can reach 40kg.Fahdila is like my cousi because the hair is long and stright. Fadila`s hobby is listening music and looking on the sky. The caracteristic is very kind and honest. I and Fahdila are best friend ever, so the prupose I introduce Fahdila for you all know the caracteristic of Fahdila.
by : azizah
2. MY BEST FRIEND
Now I`d like to introduce my friend. her name is anisa hidayati.
Anisa hidayati has slim body. Her hight is 158cm. Her face is oval. She has pointed nose. She has straight and long hair. The colour of her hair is brown. Her skin is white. If she hits a sun light her face will be red skin. She looks sweet if she smile because she has dimple. Her hobbies are reading comic mangaka, badminton, playing with friens, etc. Her school at SMPN 2 Kuningan . She sits in nine class. She is looser if she has much money, she buys a lot of snacks at school. Her habit is sneaky to friend. She is born at Kuningan, May, 25th 1996. Now, she is 14 years old. She likes Korean artist.
Zahrowi Ahmad said
terima kasih tambahan texnya yaa dan saya tunggu sumangan berikutnya.
Nordin Belum Top said
terima kasih y
prnya bisa selesai
Galang said
Makasih banyak ya, bner2 butuh ni ane,,,,,
smoga ilmunya bermanfaat
No name said
purpose nya ad gk..?
lidha said
mas buatien aku donk ,, crta descriptives harimau sumtra dalam B.Inggris ,, aku mohon mas cz dalam wktu 2 mnggu aku hrus slsai bkin’nya mas ,, jdi aku perku bantuan mas ,, crta’nya 3-4 prgrp ya mas ,, aku mhon d’kbuliendtt permntaan aku ..
lidha said
mas,, kho lma bnget cieh kda d’blz-blz pnya aku ????
Zahrowi Ahmad said
maaf ya. kurang lebih 1 th aq tidak aktif.
aq GJ said
bisa gax cariin descriptive text tentang tourist resort,,,,, plizzzz
Tias said
thnkz..
sangat membantu sekali
🙂
puput said
banyak banget yang comment
aku cukup bilang “great” aja deh
complete banget
makasiiiiii
Jak Mania Forever said
Copzz bangetzzz webnya….
Jak Mania Forever said
Copzzz Bangetzzz WEBnya…..
eva said
tolong berikan aq contoh mengenai descriptive text tentang prambanan skalian penjelasan n pertanyaannya dunk,please….skarang ya
Nhiie Nhiieesszzz Lih said
It’s good….. I like it…
CARRISSA said
????????……
CARRISSA said
hahahahaha
anggrita said
wah !!!!!!!!makasaih banget ya akhirnya aku bisa ngrjain tugas ku…………
Cakra said
Mas/Mba/Bapak/Ibu.Ini ko ga ada penjelasannya sih?…
Saya minta “Tolong di kasih penjelasannya yah secepatnya”
Fajar said
Tolong saya di berikan contoh text descriptive 300 kata,hhe
pendi pradana said
Terikasih untuk Bantuan text Descriptivenya……
Semoga dpat bermanfaat!!!!!!
pendi pradana said
TERIMAKASIH UNTUK BANTUAN TEXT DESCRIPTIVENYA!!!!!!!!!!!!!
5213 said
i have menemies
aoewnk said
kuranggg tuu conntohnya…
beri yang bynkkk eaaa
edo said
dialogg descriptive with present
denstar said
wewwwwww,,,
rahma sugrianti said
thax bgt ya … udh ngebantuin!! terima kasih bagt.. low bsa buat lebh bnyk pengertian dan contoh2 descriptive ya!! 🙂
nia novita sari said
emmm nia ntaa tolong bikinkan cerita yang didalam nya ada terbuat kalimat discriptive >>> ditunggu
Yustri Bawamenewi said
Thanks for the writer by giving explanation on it.
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bagustenanaku said
keren, share link ya
aldeyska falgared said
tolong berikan contoh report text tentang rumah…
Aldeyska Falgared said
tolong berikan contoh report text ttg rumah….
Aldeyska Falgared said
kok lama bget c blez.nya?
Uchiha Nodoka said
saya… mnta tentang my lovely pet dong B-)
Septian Argara said
makasih atas bantuannya
tugasku terselesaikan jga
makasih ya
thanks
@siti_fatimah5 said
bagussssssssss banget yahh. aku ambil yahhh
Franky Yohannes said
tolong dong text nya yg berhubungan tetang hewan dong…….
putri said
setuju banget………..
helin said
sip banget wab nya ………..Q salut .& yang comment tentang Genre to yang pusing. dia to dak punya buku ,juga sepesial yg punya web ini lebih enak di kasih PART OF SPEECH sama GRAMMER to dah cukup dari dua to klu paham buat apa aja mudah yang pusing to orang2 goblok.cuman bisane cari bantuan mbah GOOGLE ja.anak TK aja bisa.tinggal klik temu semua.dan saya minta ma’af klu kata saya terlalu kasar.cmn pesen saya jagan sampai kecanduan di dunia maya.dunia maya hanya sebagai INCREASE our SKILL and thing
rossa said
tolong berikan contoh teks deskripsi tentang sekolah
putri said
setujuuuuuuuuuuuu
meli ilham fauzie said
bisa gak tolong buatin aku deskripsi tex tentang hewan peliharaan tp dgn terjemahan nya , flis nie tugas buat 2 hari lagi cepet yaaaaaaaaaa.
putri said
setujuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
ELLA ANJELINA said
lau bsa critana lesih panjang dan spesifik lagi. OKE!
ela said
descriptive text a person donkk
ali said
tolong berika contoh descripsi tentang rumah, di ssertai gambarnya ya… maksii
britishanne said
Reblogged this on GoAhead.
brengsex00 said
sampah
aminzeind said
Kadang kita lupa, bahwa untuk melihat diri kita, jalan terbaik adalah melalui mata orang lain. ok thanks freand
aminzeind said
Orang Bijak.adalah Orang yang tak lepas dari problem dan ia akan berusaha
untuk mencari solusinya
Ningsih Aryanti said
tolong dong descriptive text’nya tentang animal 🙂 thanks before 🙂