DESCRIPTIVE TEXT

Description text is the text that say what person or thing. Its purpose is to describe prticular person, thing, or animal.

GENERIC STRUCTURE OF DESCRIPTIVE TEXT

Descriptive text has generic structure as below:

1.      Identification

To identifying the topic to be describe

2.      Description

To describing the topic in part, qualities, or characteristics

LANGUAGE FEATURE OF DESCRIPTIVE TEXT

1.      Using simple present tense

2.      Using adjective and classifiers in nominal group

3.      Using attributive and identifying process

EXAMPLE OF DESCRIPTIVE TEXT

Monas National Monument

Monas National Monument is a 132-meter tower in the center of Merdeka Square, Central Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta, is the capital of the state.

It symbolizes the struggle for Indonesian independence of our country. The monument consists of a 117.7 m obelisk on a 45m square platform at a height of 17 m. Towering monument symbolizes the philosophy of Lingga and Yoni. Resembles a phallus, or pestle mortar pestle and Yoni resembles rice or mortar, two important things in the tradition of Indonesian agriculture. Construction began in 1961 under the direction of President Sukarno, the first president of the us and the monument was opened to the public in 1975. It is topped by a flame covered with gold foil, and now the monument calls.

Note :

Red is identification

Green is description