STYLE TOOL · 5–10 min

Description Builder

Choose a viewpoint, dominant sense and revealing details so description changes mood or meaning instead of pausing the text.

LEARN WHILE YOU WRITE

Description is selection. The viewpoint notices what matters to them now.

Choose one dominant impression and two or three precise details. Mix senses carefully, prefer concrete nouns and active verbs, and make every comparison reveal either the subject or the observer.

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VISUAL EXPLANATION · MARKER BOARD

Description is selection. The viewpoint notices what matters to them now.

Viewpoint · úhel pohleduControls what is noticed.

Dominant impression · hlavní dojemUnifies selected details.

Specific detail · konkrétní detailMakes the description credible.

Sensory hierarchy · smyslové vjemyUse more than sight only when useful.

Purpose · funkceDescription changes mood, character or action.

Concrete example

Generic: ‘The room was old and scary.’ Specific: ‘Each step lifted the smell of wet plaster, and the only clock had stopped at 3:17.’

GUIDED WORKSPACE

Build the structure before polishing sentences

Write freely, use a starter when you get stuck, and turn your notes into a clear draft map. Nothing here grades your writing.

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1Choose who is noticing.

2Select three details that support one impression.

3Make the description change mood, knowledge or action.

01What is being described?Name the place, person, object or moment.

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02Who notices it and why?Different observers select different details.

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03Dominant impressionChoose one controlling mood or idea.

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04Three precise sensory detailsAvoid a catalogue of everything present.

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05Fresh comparisonConnect one detail to the viewpoint's experience.

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Viewpoint · úhel pohleduControls what is noticed.Dominant impression · hlavní dojemUnifies selected details.Specific detail · konkrétní detailMakes the description credible.Sensory hierarchy · smyslové vjemyUse more than sight only when useful.Purpose · funkceDescription changes mood, character or action.

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