Descriptive Essay
What Is a Descriptive Essay?
The descriptive essay asks the writer to describe something—an object,
person, place, experience, emotion, or situation. This essay attempts to convey
how that subject looked, felt, tasted, sounded, smelled, and so on, and express
the emotion or sensation so clearly and vividly that the reader can feel it, too.
So, You're Writing a Descriptive Essay
Descriptive essays are probably the easiest ones to write (since they tend to be
more personal and involve less research). They are an opportunity to do some
creative writing, even if the essay topic you choose looks pretty boring at first
glance. When it comes to choosing a topic, do not be afraid of those that sound
generic, because you can use creativity to bring it to life. Just be aware that
you will have to work really hard at creating something that readers will
enjoy reading. In my experience, the most difficult part of a descriptive essay
is choosing the perfect topic. If you're searching for the perfect topic, here are
some ideas that might work for you. Let's get writing!
100 Topics for a Descriptive Essay
1. A dream
Everyone wants to be successful and rich. I also dream of becoming successful
in the field I choose although I am still indecisive about the career path I will
choose. But I know whatever I choose I will work hard, stay focused and make
it big.
I also dream of doing something for my country. There are so many problems
in the country such as poverty, illiteracy and casteism to name a few. Our
country was once known for its rich cultural heritage which is all robbed now.
The crime rate in the country is at an all time rise and so are various other
issues. While there are a lot of loopholes in the India political system that has
led to these problems however we cannot blame it all on the government. Each
one of us should contribute our bit towards our country’s development. I am a
firm supporter of each one teach one and have been teaching my maid’s child
since the last two years.
As I grow up, I aim to join an NGO to empower the poor and needy. I dream
of eradicating poverty and social inequality from our country and will do my
best in this direction. If we all join hands we shall certainly be able to free our
country from these evils.
2. A nightmare
We often hear people saying that “it was a nightmare for me.” Well in my
case, I did often hear this statement being said by people around me and I
kept wondering what actually they meant by this statement, until one day I
really understood what they meant!
We had a math teacher who joined recently to our school. At first we were not
that were scared of her as she walked in with a smile and introduced herself in
a such a pleasing manner. As time passed by, we realized that she was a very
strict teacher.
She was very particular that we did our homework on time and attended
classes’ very attentitively. If there were any distractions during her class
hours, she used to go with very harsh punishments and made us work extra.
She used to tell us that we need to come prepared for the next class and on
some days, she used to put up surprise tests. In those tests if anyone failed,
they would be punished badly and asked to stand out of the class for the entire
day!
Gradually she started become our nightmares! Even in our sleep we used to
think of only math’s, the sums, the problems that we did in the classroom
during the day and so on. Discussions among ourselves were only of maths
and not any other subject. If there was a test announced, we were all panic to
attend it, because if by any chance we failed, we had to face severe
punishments. It got so extreme that our parents also felt the pressure on us.
They went up to the school managements and spoke about the matter. Our
maths teacher was advised not to impose such pressure on us. At first we
thought, she might punish us for this too, but we found that she slowly started
to change.
The change was so obvious that the transformation was welcomed by us and
we also supported our teacher. Now she is one among our favorite teaches
who teaches us well and does not punish us. Earlier we used to learn maths
only because we feared her, but now we learn maths, because we love her. She
was indeed a nightmare for us, once upon a time.
3. A childhood memory
