The Wise Lady

HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON

Describing a Person
by Alissa B. of Crestwood High School in Roswell, Georgia The Wise Lady My great-grandmother’s warm, loving smile always seemed to brighten my day. Everything about her was delicate and tidy and comforting. When I was younger I learned a lot from this inspiring woman.
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INTRODUCTION

Controlling impression

BODY

I saw my great-grandmother for the first time when I was about seven years old. She was sitting in her blue quilted armchair with a copy of Reader’s Digest in her small, soft, wrinkly hands. Blue veins protruded from her transparent skin.

Most important point Sensory details— sight

Sensory detail— sound

When she heard the banging of the screen door, she got up and scooped me up into her arms and planted a big kiss on my cheek.

Second point

The one thing that sticks out in my mind is her pink bathroom where everything was always spotless. The entire

Sensory details— sight

bathroom was pink: the towels, the carpet, the walls, the bathtub, and even the bottle of pink bubble bath on the rim. I

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Describing a Person
Thoughts also remember the mysterious winding stairs that went up to the unknown rooms. When I finally got the chance to explore Figurative detail the upstairs, I remember how the stairs creaked like a haunted house. Third point Sensory details— sound
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I can still hear the chirp of the birds in the backyard by the huge vegetable garden she always kept weedless. The sound of an oven buzzer reminds me of the times when I was at her house and her oven’s buzzer would go off. When she

Sensory detail— smell

opened the oven door, the delicious aroma of chocolate chip cookies would fill the air.

CONCLUSION

I will forever remember the long summers I spent with that wise old lady. I will always remember... [continues]

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