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Descriptive Text: Naajihah Mafruudloh, M.PD

The document defines a descriptive text as a text that describes what a person or thing is like in order to reveal characteristics. It identifies the generic structure of a descriptive text as including an identification of the phenomenon and a description of its parts, qualities, or characteristics. The document also provides examples of language features commonly found in descriptive texts such as adjectives, verbs, and adverbials. It then analyzes a sample descriptive text about Borobudur temple, identifying it as a Hindu-Buddhist temple built in 9th century Indonesia and describing its construction and design features.

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Descriptive Text: Naajihah Mafruudloh, M.PD

The document defines a descriptive text as a text that describes what a person or thing is like in order to reveal characteristics. It identifies the generic structure of a descriptive text as including an identification of the phenomenon and a description of its parts, qualities, or characteristics. The document also provides examples of language features commonly found in descriptive texts such as adjectives, verbs, and adverbials. It then analyzes a sample descriptive text about Borobudur temple, identifying it as a Hindu-Buddhist temple built in 9th century Indonesia and describing its construction and design features.

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Descriptive Text

Naajihah Mafruudloh, M.Pd


What is a Descriptive text?
• Descriptive text is a text which says what
a person or thing is like.
• Its purpose is to describe and reveal a
particular person, place, or thing.
The Generic Structure of a
descriptive text
• Identification: identifying the phenomenon
to be described.
• Description: describing the phenomenon in
parts, qualities, or /and characteristics
Language Features
• Using attributive and identifying process
• Using adjectives and classifiers in nominal groups
• Using simple present tense
• Using nouns, example teacher, house, my cat, etc.
• Detailed noun phrase untuk memberikan informasi tentang subyek,
misalnya It was a large open rowboat, a sweet young lady, dsb.
• Berbagai macam adjectives yang bersifat describing, classifying,
numbering,misalnya two strong legs, sharp white fangs, dsb
• Thinking verbs dan feeling verbs untuk mengungkapkan
pandangan pribadi penulis tentang subyek, misalnya Police believe
the suspect is armed, I think it is a clever animal, dsb
• Action verbs, misalnya Our new puppy bites our shoes, dsb.
• Adverbials, untuk memberikan informasi tambahan tentang
perilaku tsb, misalnya fast, at the tree house, dsb.
• Bahasa figurative seperti simile, metafor, misalnya John is as white
as chalk, sat tight, dsb
Text Analysis
title Borobudur
Identification Borobudur is a Hindu – Budhist temple. It was built in the ninth
century under Sailendra dynasty of ancient Mataram kingdom.
Borobudur is located in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia.
Description Borobudur is well-known all over the world. Its construction is
influenced by the Gupta architecture of India. The temple is
constructed on a hill 46 high and consists of eight step like stone
terrace. The first five terrace are square and surrounded by walls
adorned with Budhist sculpture in bas-relief. The upper three are
circular. Each of them is with a circle of bell-shape stupa. The
entire adifice is crowned by a large stupa at the center of the top
circle. The way to the summit extends through some 4.8 km of
passage and stairways. The design of Borobudur which symbolizes
the structure of universe influences temples at Angkor, Cambodia.

Description Borobudur temple which is rededicated as an Indonesian


monument in 1983 is a valuable treasure for Indonesian people.

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