Look for my workbook and book on descriptive writing on Amazon. You can use more than 58,000 words in it, titled “Writing with Stardust,” to improve your descriptive writing. It features a grid depicting birds in flight, and almost every word in the book is grouped into sentences, paragraphs, and essays to provide context. It ought to be a priceless resource for parents, educators, students, and English enthusiasts. Please click the book title to view Writing with Stardust for many more posts of this kind.
This is the seagulls’ Gates of Thermopylae. Their fellows waiting in the nest have given them clear instructions: return with the sausages or return as a group. They increase the ferocity of their attack. Their wings fluttering, they scream, circle, screech, and descend, all the while searching for any sign of weakness. They must retreat into Defcon three because their beaks are razor sharp and their claws are tearing at you. You run. They attack you from every side, beating the air with their wings and jabbing at your head. Their breath smells like fish as they dive bomb you like Jurassic Park’s plesiosaurs. They are merciless and aerodynamic, launching a never-ending barrage of blatant assaults at you. There are tourists approaching you with cameras, and you don’t want to watch this comedy on YouTube. You concede defeat. You sink to your knees and reach for the roll. As you fling it violently into the air, you can smell the delicious scent of mustard and ketchup inside. It never touches the ground because these beach vampires are attacking it in a ferocious, barbaric whirlwind. You see the bacon and sausages disappearing down their avaricious gullets and you start to worry about the future.
As the cacophonous marauders vanish into the distance, the sound of sand-song resurfaces in your ears. You can feel the sharp sting of salt in your eyes, but you’re not sure if it’s from the tears or the sea spray. One seagull is standing behind you, its beak lifted to the sky, and it is calling out in a triumphant voice as you make your way back towards your villa. You could swear the writing on the wrapper, which floats gently down towards him, says, “Seagulls rule the beach.” Bowing your head, you have to tell your wife why you’re not bringing her the bacon home.
It is best to categorize birds’ flight into distinct motion categories if you must describe their flight. An eagle’s flight pattern differs from a swallow’s, for instance. I will categorize birds into seven distinct movement types. However, in an essay, the birds can just as easily take on an active role as a passive one in the narrative. An example of a narrator strolling on a beach with gulls flying overhead can be found below.
You stroll by yourself, allowing the operatic song of the sea to wash over you and taking in the breathtaking beauty of the colors—who hasn’t had their train of thought derailed by these pirates of the sky? You see that the sea is a creased roll of cyan-blue, the clouds, what few there are, are truffle-white, and the hazy horizon is bathed in a sunrise-pink glow, all while lost in the bliss of your own creative imagination. You see that the rocks, which are still shimmering from the high tide, resemble indented slabs of black marble. The seaweed shimmers a velvety green, while the anemones that cling to them are a serene monk-brown color. You’re about to describe the scents coming from the distant villas when something caught your attention. Was it the sound of a lost paradise, or was it just the sound of squawking and fighting on this most blissful of mornings?
I have a folder of descriptions of books that have captivated me. I find it fascinating how writers can transport me to the center of their story with just a few words and compel me to stay there. This one’s on how to describe birds.
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