A descriptive essay is a piece of writing in which the author describes a place, object, event, emotion or any other item that the author deems significant. Descriptive writing is typically characterized by the author writing in such a way as to make the reader feel as though he or she is actually undergoing the same experience as the author.
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descriptive essay are sensations such as sight, smell and touch. The author typically writes with great detail the things that he or she sees, going through many descriptions and analogies until the reader is able to grasp a clear picture of the scene in his or her own head.
One classic example of the descriptive essay is George Orwell's "Shooting an Elephant," in which the author describes in great detail the experience of shooting an elephant.
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