Descriptive Text (Historical Places)

 Descriptive Text

Definition of Descriptive Text

Descriptive Text is a text which says what a person or a thing is like. Its purpose is to describe and reveal a particular person, place, or thing.

Purpose of Descriptive text

• To describe person, thing or place in specific
• To describe a particular person, thing or place.

Language Feature of Descriptive Text

• Specific participant : has a certain object, is not common and unique (only one). for example: Bandengan beach, my house, Borobudur temple, uncle Jim
• The use of the adjective (an adjective) to clarify the noun, for example: a beautiful beach, a handsome man, the famous place in jepara, etc.
• The use of simple present tense: The sentence pattern used is simple present because it tells the fact of the object described.
• Action verb: verbs that show an activity (for example, run, sleep, walk, cut etc.

Generic Structure of Descriptive Text

• Identification : contains about the introduction of a person, place, animal or object will be described.
• Description : contains a description of something such as animal, things, place or person by describing its features, forms, colors, or anything related to what the writer describe.

Example of Descriptive Text

Giza Pyramid

The pyramids of Giza are the only surviving Ancient Wonder of the World and one of the most famous tourist attractions in the modern world. They are some of the oldest sacred sites in our index and certainly among of the most impressive. (The Great Sphinx of Giza has a separate article.)

Although it is clear the pyramids were used for the burial of pharaohs, the construction, date, and possible symbolism of the Giza pyramids are still not entirely understood.

This mystery only adds to the attractiveness of these ancient wonders and many modern people still regard Giza as a spiritual place. A number of fascinating theories have been offered to explain the "mystery of the pyramids," one of which is summarized below.

Giza is the most important site on earth for many New Age followers, who are drawn by the pyramids' mysteries and ancient origins. Since 1990, private groups have been allowed into the Great Pyramid, and the majority of these have been seekers of the mystical aspects of the site. But even the most skeptical visitor cannot help but be awed by the great age, grand scale and harmonic mathematics of the pyramids of Giza.