"When we can feel the breeze that sweeps through the valley—that's the kind of descriptive writing that comes alive."
—Rita Dove, American poet
"To me, the greatest pleasure of writing is not what it's all about, but the inner music the words make."
—Truman Capote, American novelist and short story writer
"My task which I am trying to achieve is, by the power of the written word, to make you hear, to make you feel—it is, before all, to make you see."
—Joseph Conrad, British novelist
Descriptive writing appeals to one or more of your five senses—sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch. It can make you see the lights of traffic on a bridge at night, smell the smoke of a dying campfire, or hear crickets sing. Description is writing that uses vivid details to capture a scene, a setting, a person, or a moment and share it with others.
