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The It

Descriptive Language

Good descriptive language can make the reader feel, see, hear, smell, and taste what the author is describing. Read the passage below and let yourself "experience" what is happening.

The passage is from A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle. As you read it, notice how she uses descriptive language to really get across the idea of It.

"As she continued to step slowly forward, at last she realized what the Thing on the dais was.

It was a brain.

A disembodied brain. An oversized brain, just enough larger than normal to be completely revolting and terrifying. A living brain. A brain that pulsed and quivered, that seized and commanded. No wonder the brain was called It. It was the most horrible, the most repellent thing she had ever seen, far more nauseating than anything she had ever imagined with her conscious mind, or that had ever tormented her in her most terrible nightmares."

Excerpted from A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeleine L'Engle
Copyright 1962 by Madeleine L'Engle Franklin
Reproduced by permission of Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Inc.

At the angle brackets below, describe how you felt as you "experienced" It.

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Name and save this file now. (Press ctrl+S, type a name for the file, and press enter.)

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Now let's see how important descriptive language is. Another copy of the description of It appears below. Delete some of the descriptive words that made you feel the way you did as you read the paragraph:

For example: an oversized brain

Might become simply: a brain

You may either remove the descriptive words or replace them with less descriptive adjectives and adverbs.


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As she continued to step slowly forward, at last she realized what the Thing on the dais was.

It was a brain.

A disembodied brain. An oversized brain, just enough larger than normal to be completely revolting and terrifying. A living brain. A brain that pulsed and quivered, that seized and commanded. No wonder the brain was called It. It was the most horrible, the most repellent thing she had ever seen, far more nauseating than anything she had ever imagined with her conscious mind, or that had ever tormented her in her most terrible nightmares.


Reread your modified paragraph. Have your writing partner or a friend read it. Did you manage to change the mood created by L'Engle?


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Now let's change the mood of the paragraph further. A third copy of the passage is shown below. Replace some of the descriptive words in this paragraph with new ones. Choose words that will turn the brain into a lovely, friendly, cute little It.

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As she continued to step slowly forward, at last she realized what the Thing on the dais was.

It was a brain.

A disembodied brain. An oversized brain, just enough larger than normal to be completely revolting and terrifying. A living brain. A brain that pulsed and quivered, that seized and commanded. No wonder the brain was called It. IT was the most horrible, the most repellent thing she had ever seen, far more nauseating than anything she had ever imagined with her conscious mind, or that had ever tormented her in her most terrible nightmares.


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Reread your modified paragraph. Have your partner or a friend read it. Did you manage to turn It into something cuddly and sweet -- a special present for your best friend, perhaps? If not, go back and work on It some more.


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Now use some of L'Engle's descriptive language to create your own paragraph. Choose something other than a brain to describe, but use the six words below in your paragraph. You can also add some of your own descriptive words.

revolting     horrible      repellent

terrifying    terrible      nauseating

What is the subject of your paragraph?

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Type a paragraph containing more then three sentences below.

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If you haven't done so already, name and save this file now. (Press ctrl+S, type a name for the file, and press enter.)

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