Students are often given one interesting homework: write a description of the person. What should it include? It should contain information about the appearance of a person, about his face, body, gestures, posture, manners, as well as clothing.
What is the main thing in the description?
The main task when writing such an essay is to notice something interesting, unusual, original in the subject being described. This may be due to the characteristics of gestures, gait, gaze, activities and occupation, with a certain mood and personality traits of a person. All this is reflected in the appearance of the subject. How is a painter different from a photographer? He sets out to convey the most significant, in his opinion, in man. A schoolboy also should not talk about everything, but only about what, from his point of view, distinguishes this personality from the crowd, testifies to its originality, and best describes it. The description of the person should be interesting. This is a very important point.
Why is writing descriptions helpful?
Work on the description of a person is bearing fruit: the student becomes more attentive, sensitive to people, his vocabulary is replenished with "portrait" words that he had hardly used before in conversation. In the course of the creative process, schoolchildren understand how, through a story about appearance, one can convey information about a person’s soul and express their own opinion about him. Among other things, describing the appearance of a subject, the student is preparing to create essays, characteristics. This will help him in the future. It must be understood that describing a person requires a serious approach. You should not treat him as something unimportant.
What might seem complicated?
Descriptions can be either complex or simple. It all depends on what they are created for and who their hero is. Of course, it is easier to describe the appearance of a child or adolescent than a mature person. It is difficult to talk about the appearance of a subject in some unusual state - when he is afraid, laughs, is surprised, works, is in a hurry, etc. The main thing that is necessary in this case (and that is not obtained by all students) is to convey changes in appearance person at this time. It really seems complicated to many. Consider examples of human descriptions .
Composition Example : Description of a Younger Sister
“My little sister’s name is Tanya. Now she is a year and seven months old. Not so long ago, Tanya was still a tiny creature that constantly demanded something: either in her arms, then sleeping, or eating. The baby often burst into tears, reacted painfully to sharp sounds "Her expression was peaceful only when she was sleepy. Then Tanya looked like a doll lying in a stroller: rosy cheeks, open lips, relaxed legs and arms."
This description of a person allows you to clearly imagine a little girl.
"Time passed. And now the ruddy doll has grown; now she is willing to make contact with others and is clearly positively disposed towards them. Tanya is an independent girl. She still cannot fully help around the house, but now she wants to take on some of the affairs. The girl always rejoices at the arrival of guests, shows off her dolls, and everyone who visits our modest home is delighted with her.
Now Tanya has charming blue eyes, thick dark little cilia, puffy lips, slightly raised brows. The hair is still quite short, but you can already collect them in ponytails. Their color is light red. We can say that this is a characteristic description of a Russian person, in this case, a girl. Tanya has a huge number of various rubber bands. The girl really likes to be braided. Now it has a thin lemon-colored dress. On her legs are slippers. It is necessary in order to prevent the development of flat feet. Baby grows fashionista. She loves to wear my shoes and clothes. I have a wonderful sister, the whole family doesn’t have a soul in her . "
An example of an essay-description based on the portrait of A. G. Rubinstein
“The portrait depicting Anton Rubinstein, a Russian composer, conductor and musician of European magnitude, was created in 1881. An impressive figure of this man is given to the waist. Rubinstein’s arms are folded on his chest. He has a rather large head with a voluminous haircut. The figure of the composer, of course , overweight, but it gives the impression of a lively choleric in which life is boiling.On the face you can see pronounced wrinkles at the lips, a little overhanging eyelids and an inquisitive, firm, attentive look, which seems to be directed deep into And these eyes, and the outlines of pretty strong-willed lips, and the head, and crossed arms, and shoulders - all indicate that this person has an inner core, that it is difficult to break. What else can you say about Rubinstein? Looking at him hands, you understand that he is currently assembled, focused on some kind of thought. But the most striking thing, of course, is the magnificent hair, which, as it may seem, is raised by inspiration. "
Now you know how to write a portrait of a person. It may seem complicated, but if desired, it is available to everyone.