NEXT UP! 1 198 Writing 12 Show, don’t tell Read the following sentences. How can you make them more interesting by showing, not telling? Write down your descriptions. When I got outside, it was very cold. The cake was delicious. She walked home feeling very sad. Mary is old. The kid was dirty. It was raining. It was a noisy party. The room was messy. descriptive – lýsandi to burst – hér: springa a daffodil – páskalilja to flutter – hér: flökta Show, don’t tell When you write a story, you should try to show the reader how the character feels or what a place looks like. Don’t just tell them. In order to show you have to be detailed and descriptive. Telling: She was walking down the street. She was happy. Showing: She was skip-hopping down the street, feeling as if her heart was about to burst from joy. Telling: The garden was beautiful. It was hot. Showing: The garden was filled with pink roses and daffodils, and butterflies fluttered in the warm summer breeze. Hæfniviðmið • Skrifað um skoðanir sínar, tilfinningar, reynslu og þekkingu með fjölbreyttum orðaforða.
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