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Section 3. Writing Practice. Composition Technique

Description. There are two kinds of description: technical and
suggestive. Technical description gives an objective account of the
appearance or structure of a thing. Read the following description of
a sitting-room:
As you come into the room you notice a piano with a low
music-stool in front of it. Next to the piano a tall bookcase is
standing against the wall. On the left there is a large window. Under
the window there is a radiator but you can’t see it because it’s
behind the settee. On the settee there are two cushions. the fire-place
is at the other end of the room. On each side of the fire-place there is
an arm-chair. In the center of the mantelpiece there’s a clock and
above it an oval mirror. On the right you can see a standard lamp.
Opposite the fire-place you can see a small table with an ash-
tray and some newspapers on it. By the table there’s a small chair.
The floor is covered with a beautiful thick carpet. An electric
light is hanging from the middle of the ceiling. At night, when it gets
dark, we switch on the light and draw the curtains. During the day
the light comes in through the window.
Suggestive description evokes an impression of a place, scene,
or person. It is primarily emotional. In describing a place or a scene
the student shpuld first determine the central emotional effect which



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