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A. Meaning and Purpose of Descriptive Text  The Meaning of Descriptive Text Before discussing about the meaning of decsriptive text, it's good if we know in advance what is the meaning of descriptive. Descriptive is an adjective that means 'picture'. While the text or 'text' has a meaning. So, descriptive text is a text describe things, such as people or human beings, animals, objects, or places, in detail or in full. The word described here refers to the characteristics of something we will describe.



 The Purpose of Descriptive Text Looking at the meaning of the Descriptive Text, we have been able to know the purpose of the Descriptive Text. The purpose of the Descriptive Text is to describe something, such as a person or human beings, animal, thing, or place, in a detailed so that the readers or the listeners are able to understand what we are able to imagine the thing, we describe even though they have not seen it before. That is, the purpose of the descriptive text is to describe things, such as people or human beings, animals, objects, or places, in detail so that readers or listeners can understand whatnwe describe and also can imagine things that we describe, even though they have never seen objects or things that we describe.



B. General Structure of Descriptive Text Descriptive text has its own generic structure. This descriptive text from other text types in English. These are generic structureof the Descriptive Text:



1. Identication Identification is the first part of the Descriptive Text that located in the first paragraph. The function of Identification is to introduce things or objects that we want to describe to the listener or reader. Another function of Identification to inform the listener or reader that objects or things which we will describe is special and different from others. Identification is the paragraph containing the description of the object or a little explanation of the object or thing



we want to describe before we mention the properties characteristics of the thing or thing in the next paragraph.



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Example : Panda is the one of cutest animal in the world. This animal is has a colour black and white. They has a big size. Panda has a scientific name ailurupodamelanoleucathat has a meaning the foot of cat black and white. Panda is a animal mammals animal that classified in the family of bear, ursidae that an animal in Chineese.



2. Description This part is usually written in the second paragraph and the next. The contents of the Description section is the characteristics of objects or things we describe and are a continuation of the Identification. The characteristics of objects or things are special characteristics that that are attached to or objects to which we describe them and are not common things that can be encountered in any object that is similar to what we describe. Example : In the thaxonomu classification, panda is a carnivore but in the reality panda is herbivore. Panda eating plant but panda is only eating bamboo. In the technical characteristic, panda is omnivore animal, panda is eating egg and also insects be side bamboo. The two of food is a source of good vitamins for them.This ears is move when panda chewing their food. The giant panda life in the mountain , like Sichuan and Tibet. In the last of half 20th century, panda animal is a symbol of Chinesse Nation, and now panda as a symbol of golden coin money in that country. Panda has a chineese name xiongmao that has a meaning bear-cat and also can read with name rolled back without changed the meaning of the name. This animal called with panda in west because same with red panda and in past known as a spot bear or in the scientific called with ailuropusmelanoleucus.



C. Language Feature of Descriptive Text



Descriptive Text has several features of language or Language Feature as follows:



1. Using Simple Present Tense Because its function to describe something where the characteristics or arakteristik of the object or thing will not change, then Descriptive Text using Simple Present Tense. Example : Panda is the one of cutest animal in the world.



2. Adjective (Using Adjectives) Because the function is to describe something by explaining its properties, then in the descriptive text will be found many adjectives, such as handsome, beautiful, tall, small, big, or if the adjective comes from the verb, then you will find extra -ve, -ing, -nt behind it. Example : Eat (eating)> eating (Panda eating plant but panda is only eating bamboo).



3. Linking Verb (Using A Link) The word connector is the word that connects the subject with the word explanation. The word connector can be either to be (is, am, are) or something else, such as seem, look, appear, sound, and others.



4. Figurative language Using figurative languages such as simile or metaphor as a way to provide comparison illustrations, Example : My throat is as dry as a dessert (my throat fuses desert). Her skin is as white as the cloud and smooth as water (the skin is as white as cloud and soft as water).



5. Noun (Using A Noun)



Specific nouns, such as my best friend, my dog, Borobudur Temple, and others. In addition, sometimes also use a noun that gets adjectives, such as an intelligent student and a big garden.



6. Adverbs Use Adverbs to provide additional information about the behavior or properties (Adjectives) described, such as: very, extremely, definitely. Suppose: He is very handsome; The song sounds exteremely beautiful; etc.



7. Specific Participant Specific participant has a certain object, is not common and unique (only use). Example : Panda, Samosir Island, Cat, etc.



8. Action Verbs Related to the topic, there are verbs that show an activity (activity can be seen) especially when describing behaviours or personalities (for person or someone).



9. Use of Verb “Have” (Have, Has, or Had) Use of verb (Have, Has, or Had), in order to give detail description of the object’s features. Example : This animal is has a colour black and white. They has a big size. Panda has a scientific name ailurupodamelanoleuca that has a meaning the foot of cat black and white.



D. Example of Descriptive Text and Analysis



Panda is the one of cutest animal in the world. This animal is has a colour black and white. They has a big size. Panda has a scientific name ailurupodamelanoleuca that has a meaning the foot of cat black and white. Panda is a animal mammals animal that classified in the family of bear, ursidae that an animal in Chineese. In the thaxonomu classification, panda is a carnivore but in the reality panda is herbivore. Panda eating plant but panda is only eating bamboo. In the technical characteristic, panda is omnivore animal, panda is eating egg and also insects be side bamboo. The two of food is a source of good vitamins for them.This ears is move when panda chewing their food. The giant panda life in the mountain ,like Sichuan and Tibet. In the last of half 20 th century, panda animal is a symbol of Chinesse Nation, and now panda as a symbol of golden coin money in that country. Panda has a chineese name xiongmao that has a meaning bear-cat and also can read with name rolled back without changed the meaning of the name. This animal called with panda in west because same with red panda and in past known as a spot bear or in the scientific called with ailuropusmelanoleucus.



E. Conclussion or Summary



Identification



Description



So, descriptive text is a text describe things, such as people or human beings, animals, objects, or places, in detail or in full. Descriptive text has a purpose and the purpose of the Descriptive Text is to describe something, such as a person or human beings, animal, thing, or place, in a detailed so that the readers or the listeners are able to understand what we are able to imagine the thing, we describe even though they have not seen it before. Descriptive text has generic structure, that are:  Identification, and  Description Beside has generic structure, descriptive text also has language feature, that are:  Using simple present tense  Adjective (Using Adjectives)  Linking Verb (Using A Link)  Figurative language  Noun (Using A Noun)  Adverbs  Specific Participant  Action Verbs  Use of Verb “Have” (Have, Has, or Had)



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