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1 Show, not tell

2 Descriptive Language Descriptive Language

3 Telling Sentences Descriptive Language Telling Sentences

4 Telling Sentence a sentence that lacks, or has very little, detail and description.

5 Telling Sentences Descriptive Language Telling Sentence
a sentence that lacks, or has very little, detail and description.

6 Showing Sentence Descriptive Language Telling Sentence
a sentence that lacks, or has very little, detail and description. Showing Sentence

7 Showing Sentence a sentence with a lot of detailed description to help the reader picture what is being described in more detail. It shows the reader what is happening.

8 Showing Sentence Descriptive Language Telling Sentence
a sentence that lacks, or has very little, detail and description. Showing Sentence a sentence with a lot of detailed description to help the reader picture what is being described in more detail. It shows the reader what is happening.

9 Imagery Descriptive Language Telling Sentence
a sentence that lacks, or has very little, detail and description. Showing Sentence a sentence with a lot of detailed description to help the reader picture what is being described in more detail. It shows the reader what is happening. Imagery

10 Imagery visually descriptive or figurative language, usually in a literary work.

11 Imagery Descriptive Language Telling Sentence
a sentence that lacks, or has very little, detail and description. Showing Sentence a sentence with a lot of detailed description to help the reader picture what is being described in more detail. It shows the reader what is happening. visually descriptive or figurative language, usually in a literary work. Imagery

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