Miss. Khan, Year 4. – Page 6 – Learn, Aspire and Grow.

Descriptive Writing for: The Tin Forest

Things to think about:
Lulling the reader into a false sense of security…
Building suspense…
Revealing whatever it is (A beast, monster etc)
Bring the setting to life…
Use your senses… (smell, touch, see, hear and taste)
Use simile
Use of alliteration

MY TURN

As I made my way into the forest I could see dark, twisted trees and a layer of soft, white mist covered the path. A light? Rain drops? flickered through the trees like a thousand splints of shards of glass. In the distance I could hear a pack of wolves, a lone wolf howling at the bright moon and the dry twigs cracked and rustled beneath my feet as I crept along. The icy wind swept across my face, stinging my cheeks. The smell of rotting leaves filled my nostrils but I walked on and pushed myself further into the darkness. Turning around, I caught a glimpse of a shape. Something evil? Something ominous moving towards me. I froze, still, like a statue paralysed. Suddenly, and without warning…a hunting owl burst from the tree with a loud hoot and flew above me like a white shadow.

YOUR TURN…

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