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To write a To write a GOOD GOOD character character description you could try description you could try

some of the following some of the following techniques in your writing.techniques in your writing.

Adjectives to describe

• Use adjectives to describe the physical details of a character.

• His scaly, wrinkled nose sniffed the air.

Nouns to fit the personality of the

character

• Clothes, particularly need to match the personality of the character.

• Scruffy, torn trousers

Interesting adjectives• Makes the writing better with

imaginative words.

• Leathery,crinkled

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.

Stream of consciousness

• What someone is thinking. Saying things that are in a character’s head aloud.

• I’ve got to decide…. but I can’t….. what shall I do?

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.

Metaphor

• States something IS something else.

• Saucepan eyes glared at him.

Simile• Uses comparison to add

description

• His knees shook like twanged guitar strings.

Unusual feature

• A limp or scar can tell a story behind a character.

• Across his hand lay a jagged scar.