Defination :
Descriptive Text is a type of text in English that clearly describes the characteristics inherent in something, be it humans, animals, plants or inanimate objects.
Characteristics of Descriptive Text
a. Descriptive Text uses verb attributes, such as be (am, is, are)
b. Descriptive Text using simple present tense
c. Descriptive Text only focuses on that one object.
d. Descriptive Tex uses adjectives
e. Descriptive Text uses interesting language
Generic Struktur Descriptive Text
a. Identification
Identification contains the identification of something, both living and non-living things to be described
b. Description
Description contains an explanation / description of something, both living things and inanimate objects, by mentioning several images, characteristics, characters, or anything related to the description of the thing in question.
Purpose of Descriptive Text
The purpose of descriptive text is to describe and express or describe the characteristics of people, objects, animals, places and others. Desciptive text was made without doing detailed research, so the author only wrote descriptive text based on what he saw and heard.
The Great Wall Of China
The Great Wall of China is
not just a long wall, it is a series of fortifications consist of man-made
separated walls, trenches, and natural defensive barriers such as hills and
rivers. The first construction of the wall during Qin Dynasty use stone, brick,
wood and other material to built the wall. After the first construction, The
Great Wall has been rebuilt, maintained and enhanced for several times by
several dynasty. The best-known and best preserved section was built during the
Ming Dynasty.
If you travel to China to
see The Great Wall, what you will be visited might be the remain of the wall
built by the Ming Dynasty. The length of the wall built by the Ming Dynasty was
8.851,8 kilometers, stretched from Hushan in Liaoning to Jiayuguan Pass in
Gansu. The average height of the wall is 23 to 26 feets. We will also see some
communication towers along the wall. There are three type of this communication
tower, the first was the one built on top of the wall, the second type was
built inside the wall, and the third was built separated from the wall to scout
the enemy. The wall is becoming shorter day by day because of natural erosion
and human activity.
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