Writing Skills - Concrete Details Flashcards
1
Q
concrete details
A
- specific, precise descriptions
2
Q
Concrete details help readers:
A
- Visualize the setting
- Understand the plot
- Make inferences about the characters
- E.g.(no concrete details): The little boy looked for something to eat.)
- E.g. (with concrete details): Brushing strands of grimy hair out of his eyes, a child not more than five years old picked his way among the carts that lined the street, searching for a roll or banana that had fallen to the street.