THE DESCRIPTIVE PARAGRAPH

DESCRIPTION
THE DESCRIPTIVE PARAGRAPH
Meaning of the Term Description. Descrip¬tion is the portrayal in words of the qualities or features of anything so as to produce a picture or conception of it in the mind of a reader or hearer.
The Relation Between Narration and Description
Colloquial Description
The Description-motives. The description-motives below are those which occur most commonly in literature and in everyday life. We shall study each of these motives in a typical paragraph. 
Description of place.— Motive I.
Description of personal appearance.— Motive II.
 
Description of character.— Motive III.
Description of mode of life.— Motive IV.
1.	Of an individual.
2.	Of a community.
Description of an occasion or assemblage.— Motive V.
Description of a conversation, oration, book, etc. —Motive VI.
Description of mood, feeling, or sentiment.— Mo¬tive VII.
Description of climate.—Motive VIII.
Description of music or a sound.— Motive IX.
Description of audible thought.— Motive X.
The ten paragraph-models, which embody the de¬scription-motives enumerated above, lay stress upon the principles of unity and emphasis.
The Law of Emphasis in Description
The Law of Unity in Description.
Description of Place
Description of Personal Appearance.
The Description of Character
The Description of Mode of Life
The Description of an Occasion or Assemblage
Description of a Conversation, Oration, Book, etc
The Description of Mood
The Description of Climate or Season
The Description of Music, Sound, or Odor
The Description of "Audible Thought