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Title: To write a GOOD character description you could try some of the following techniques in your writing.


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To write a GOOD character description you could
try some of the following techniques in your
writing.
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Adjectives to describe
  • Use adjectives to describe the physical details
    of a character.
  • His scaly, wrinkled nose sniffed the air.

3
Nouns to fit the personality of the character
  • Clothes, particularly need to match the
    personality of the character.
  • Scruffy, torn trousers

4
Interesting adjectives
  • Makes the writing better with imaginative words.
  • Leathery,crinkled

5
Negative description
  • Detailing what is not there is an effective way
    of making a reader aware of what a character may
    lack.
  • He had no jacket, no shoes, no umbrella and no
    sense.

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Stream of consciousness
  • What someone is thinking. Saying things that are
    in a characters head aloud.
  • Ive got to decide. but I cant.. what shall I
    do?

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Movement
  • The way a character moves gives much away about
    their personality or feelings.
  • Shoulders hunched, feet dragging he shuffled
    towards the darkened windows of home.

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Metaphor
  • States something IS something else.
  • Saucepan eyes glared at him.

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Simile
  • Uses comparison to add description
  • His knees shook like twanged guitar strings.

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Unusual feature
  • A limp or scar can tell a story behind a
    character.
  • Across his hand lay a jagged scar.
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