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The author provides a vivid description of a beach in Hawaii on a December day: - The beach smells fresh like a new ocean breeze air freshener. The hot golden sand sparkles like the water running off swimmers and feels like walking on hot coals. - People are laughing and playing in the burning sand while others relax and bronze their skin in the bright sun. Tall palm trees sway in the forceful wind. - At night, the only sounds are the waves and light breeze through the palm trees. The beach is difficult to leave.

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Examples of Descriptive Writing Setting

The author provides a vivid description of a beach in Hawaii on a December day: - The beach smells fresh like a new ocean breeze air freshener. The hot golden sand sparkles like the water running off swimmers and feels like walking on hot coals. - People are laughing and playing in the burning sand while others relax and bronze their skin in the bright sun. Tall palm trees sway in the forceful wind. - At night, the only sounds are the waves and light breeze through the palm trees. The beach is difficult to leave.

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Luis Juarez
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Examples of Descriptive Writing (Setting)

December Beach Days in Hawaii

A beach in Hawaii on a December day is like a day at a lake in mid August. The beach smells fresh,
almost like a new ocean breeze air freshener. The sand is hot and looks like gold blended in with little
white specks; it sparkles like the water running off the swimmers back and feels like walking on coals
from a burning grill. Not far from the shore, you can see the coral sitting still in the wild and shallow
water. Turtles drift in to see all the people. The palm trees sway in the air from the forceful wind. In
a distance, a house is beautifully placed right by the water, so it can look across the ocean each and
every day. People are laughing and playing in the burning sand, and others are relaxing on the beach
bronzing their skin while enjoying the bright rays of light coming from the sun. From a far distance
the ocean is a deep navy blue; waves come in like a bulldozer from all the wind. At night everything
is still. Waves are still coming in but not as hard, while the beach is cleared from all the people. All
you can hear is the waves of the ocean and the light breeze coming from the giant palm trees. The
beach is a spectacular place. Leaving it is excruciating and difficult to do.

1. Write 1 simile the author uses to describe the setting.


2. Explain what the simile means.
3. List 10 words the author has used in the paragraph to inform you he enjoys the
beach.
4. What is your favorite description in this paragraph? Why?

Glenveagh Sunset

When the upper limb of the sun disappears below the horizon the brilliance of Mother Nature
becomes apparent. On my left across the lake low-lying hills clouds crawl upward across the horizon.
In front of me covered by a few trees, is a lone secluded island. It looks as if it were a boat,
attempting to escape to tranquil waters. On my right the hills gradually turn to mountains. A tall and
slender Lodge Pole Pine minutely conceals them. Her finger-like branches delicately reach down
toward the lake, trying to touch her own reflection. High above me, moisture laden clouds span out
over the mountain tops, resembling a magenta colored quilt. In front of me, a broadening division in
the clouds crests with a final effort to avoid succumbing to the shroud of night. The ever present
island balances upon the waters, reflecting a perfect vision of it's unblemished counterpart. It is a
mirrored understatement of nature's true beauty.
1. Give one examples of personification from this paragraph.
2. What is one simile the author use to compare clouds or the boats with something?
He uses the words resembling and looks as if instead of like.
3. List 10 words the author uses to create a positive or mood in the paragraph.
4. What is your favorite description in this paragraph? Why?

Honeymoon

My wife and I honeymooned in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico; while there, we visited the ruins of Tulum.
At the entrance of the ruins, large palm frond trees stand lush and tall with wild life resting on their
branches. In the middle of this miniature rain forest is a dirt path leading towards a hand built stone
wall ten feet tall. While walking through the passage built in the wall, on the right, at the top of the
wall sat a large, brown and green hued iguana. Just past this great wall of protection is a field of
green grass overlooking the ruins. To the left is a small court yard bordered by a stone wall leading
to the aqua blue, warm ocean a few hundred yards away. In a corner section of this cramped
courtyard, is a fresh water hole in a cave like crevice. As you walk the acres upon acres of grass, the
sounds of chirping and squawking birds permeate the air. Vibrant colored plants and iguanas of all
sizes give you an idea of life as it was two thousand years ago. Enormous square and rectangular
stones capture the eye for the beauty they hold both outside and the history made inside. Steep
staircases rise from the ground to ascend to the top of these world treasures; in fact, a few of these
temples were built atop the cliffs of the Yucatan Peninsula. The beach below is blinding white, soft
coral sand, crushed to a fine powder by swift ocean currents.

1. List 4 words or phrases the author uses to let you know where things are located.
2. Give two examples of alliteration from this paragraph.
3. What description does the author use that appeals to your sense of hearing?
4. What is your favorite description from this paragraph? Why?

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