DESCRIPTIVE TEXT

What is descriptive text?

Descriptive text is a text which is about

• what a person or place or thing is like.
What is the function?
To describe
To promote
To criticise
 The Generic Structure

• Identification : identifies the phenomenon to be

described
• Description : describes parts, qualities, and the
characteristic of the person, place, or thing to
be describe
 Language features

• Using noun, example teacher, house, my cat, etc.

• Detailed noun phrase untuk memberikan informasi tentang
subyek, misalnya It was a large open rowboat, a sweet
young lady, dsb.
• Berbagai macam adjectives yang bersifat describing and
classifying
• Bahasa figurative seperti simile, metafor, misalnya John is as
white as chalk, sat tight, dsb
• Using simple present tense
• Using passive voice
 Text Analysis ; noun
title Borobudur
Identification Borobudur is a Hindu – Buddhist temple. It was built in the ninth
century under Sailendra dynasty of ancient Mataram kingdom.
Borobudur is located in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia.
Description 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 high and consists of eight step like stone
terrace. The first five terrace are square and are surrounded by
walls which are adorned with Budhist sculpture in bas-relief. The
upper three are circular. Each of them is with a circle of bell-shape
stupa. The entire edifice is crowned by a large stupa at the center
of the top circle. The way to the summit extends through some 4.8
km of passage and stairways. The design of Borobudur which
symbolizes the structure of universe influences temples at Angkor,
Cambodia.
Description Borobudur temple which is rededicated as an Indonesian
monument in 1983 is a valuable treasure for Indonesian people.
 Text Analysis ; adjectives
title Borobudur
Identification Borobudur is a Hindu – Buddhist temple. It was built in the ninth
century under Sailendra dynasty of ancient Mataram kingdom.
Borobudur is located in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia.
Description 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 high and consists of eight step like stone
terrace. The first five terrace are square and are surrounded by
walls which are adorned with Budhist sculpture in bas-relief. The
upper three are circular. Each of them is with a circle of bell-shape
stupa. The entire edifice is crowned by a large stupa at the center
of the top circle. The way to the summit extends through some 4.8
km of passage and stairways. The design of Borobudur which
symbolizes the structure of universe influences temples at Angkor,
Cambodia.
Description Borobudur temple which is rededicated as an Indonesian
monument in 1983 is a valuable treasure for Indonesian people.
 Text Analysis ; present tense
title Borobudur
Identification Borobudur is a Hindu – Buddhist temple. It was built in the ninth
century under Sailendra dynasty of ancient Mataram kingdom.
Borobudur is located in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia.
Description 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 high and consists of eight step like stone
terrace. The first five terrace are square and are surrounded by
walls which are adorned with Budhist sculpture in bas-relief. The
upper three are circular. Each of them is with a circle of bell-shape
stupa. The entire edifice is crowned by a large stupa at the center
of the top circle. The way to the summit extends through some 4.8
km of passage and stairways. The design of Borobudur which
symbolizes the structure of universe influences temples at Angkor,
Cambodia.
Description Borobudur temple which is rededicated as an Indonesian
monument in 1983 is a valuable treasure for Indonesian people.
 Text Analysis ; passive
title Borobudur
Identification Borobudur is a Hindu – Buddhist temple. It was built in the ninth
century under Sailendra dynasty of ancient Mataram kingdom.
Borobudur is located in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia.
Description 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 high and consists of eight step like stone
terrace. The first five terrace are square and are surrounded by
walls which are adorned with Budhist sculpture in bas-relief. The
upper three are circular. Each of them is with a circle of bell-shape
stupa. The entire edifice is crowned by a large stupa at the center
of the top circle. The way to the summit extends through some 4.8
km of passage and stairways. The design of Borobudur which
symbolizes the structure of universe influences temples at Angkor,
Cambodia.
Description Borobudur temple which is rededicated as an Indonesian
monument in 1983 is a valuable treasure for Indonesian people.