Descriptive Text

Definition and Aim/ Goal/ Purpose

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. Jadi teks ini mendeskripsikan (menggambarkan) dengan jelas suatu benda baik itu manusia, hewan, tumbuhan maupun benda mati.

Generic Structure

Teks ini terdiri dari dua bagian, yaitu Identification, dan Description.

1. Identification

        This section in the first paragraph - the goal  is to identify something to be described or depicted.            Identification introduces the object or something that will be described in the text. 

        Bagian ini ditemukan pada paragraph 1 yag isinya adalah memperkenalkan apa yang akan 

        dideskripsikan dalam teks.

2. Description

        This section is found in the second paragraph up to the end of the text. It gives detail information 

        about the thing described in the text.
        Bagian ini ditemukan pada paragraph dua sampai akhir teks. Berisi tentang gambaran objek yang 

        ditulis secara rinci.

Language Features

Ciri-ciri kebahasaan Descriptive Text adalah:

1. Simple Present Tense
2. Adjective
3. Stative Verbs
4. Adverbs

Example of Descriptive Text

My Unique Pets

I’m used to having pets at home because my family is pet lovers. I have kept two turtles since February 2003. I put them all in one tank in my room.

The name of the male turtle is Donatello and the female one is called Rafael It is quite easy to keep them. They can survive without food for about two months. However, they need a comfortable place to live. They have to live with imported soil and plants, good water circulation and a piece of dry trunk in the aquarium. Inadequate conditions can cause not only stress but also affect their growth. The worst thing is they may even end in their death!

The weapon of an adult turtle lies in its edge of the shell. He will use this weapon when he is disturbed while he is taking a nap.

Baca juga: Descriptive Text Exercises

Exercise 1