Writing with Stardust: The Ultimate Descriptive Guide for students, parents, teachers and writers (2 page)

1. The crystal-blue
creek
was very nice.

2. The sapphire-blue
stream
sparkled in the sun.

3. The gemstone-blue
runnel
glittered in the sun.

4. The butterfly-blue
brook
glimmered with its own glory.

5. The kingfisher-blue
rill
was
lissome and shimmered like star gleam.

                                                       
SOUND

1. The river was trickling through the
valley
.

2. The river was oozing through the
meadow
.

3. The river was burbling and bouncing through the
dale
.

4. The gleeful river was thrumming through the
vale
.

5. The cambering river was murmuring and lisping through the mossy
dell
.

                                                       
SHAPE

1. The stream twisted through the
forest
.

2. The stream coiled through the
deciduous
forest
.

3. The stream weaved slowly through the
coniferous
forest
.

4. The lazy stream zigzagged through the verdant
tropical forest
.

5. The serpentine stream wended its way through the lavender-scented,
alpine forest
.

                                                        
ACTION

1. The water skipped over the
rocks
.

2. The water leaped over the
slick rocks
.

3. The spray danced over the
glossy rocks
.

4. The airy spray vaulted over the
moss-slick
rocks
.

5. The glitzy spray jigged over the
shocked rocks
.

                                     METAPHORS FOR RIVERS

1.
Streamlets
are the motorways of the forest.

2.
Brooklets
the veins of the forest.

3.
Burns
are the pumping hearts of the forest.

4.
Becks
provide a liquid spirit to the forest, both refreshing and soothing.

5.
Rivulets
are the plasma of the forest and an elixir for all the flora and fauna.

                    THE REFLECTION OF WATER USING SIMILES

1. The water was flashing
like
fairy dust
.

2. The water was shimmering
like sprinkled stardust
.

3. The water was gleaming clearly,
as if fistfuls of diamond dust had been scattered on it
.

4. The water’s surface was glittering brightly,
as if millions of sparkling stars
had fallen from the heavens.

5. The water’s surface was glimmering with silver,
like billions of scattered sequins glistening together
.

                                                
OTHER IMAGES

1. Swans were gliding on the water.

2. Pebbles were tumbling through the glassy water.

3. Micro-splashed trout were sloshing and causing ripples on the surface.

4. Kingfishers were fizzing furiously through the crisp air, wings a-blur.

5. A fisherman’s line snaked out, hissing and fizzing, whipping into the icy-fingered mist.

                                 SENSATION

1. I took a drink from the fresh stream. It was energizing.

2. My thirst was overwhelming. I drank deep and it was invigorating.

3. I quaffed deep from the gurgling river. It was thirst-slaking.

                               SMELL

1. The scent from the old forest was very sweet.

2. The fragrance of the grizzled forest was heady and warm.

3. The swirling perfume of the time-worn forest was intoxicating.

             
               
TASTE

1. The riverbank grew wild edibles. I picked a few and they were yummy.

2. The crinkly quilt of the floor was studded with wild basil. I tasted one and it was delicious.

3. The crackly mattress of the forest was strewn with wild wood sorrel. I bit into one and it was sublime.

                                        LEVEL 1: BASIC SENTENCES

1. I saw a
jewel-blue stream
in the forest. 
COLOUR

2. It was
splashing
as it moved through the trees. 
SOUND

3. It
curved
gently through the forest. 
SHAPE

4. It
hopped
over the rocks happily.
ACTION

5. My friend told me that
rivers are
the roads of the forest
. 
METAPHOR

6. This one was
flickering like glitter
on the surface.
SIMILE

7. I could see
a family of ducks
paddling on the water. 
OTHER IMAGES

8. I took a drink. It was very
refreshing
. 
SENSATION

9. The
aroma
of the forest was great. 
SMELL

10. It drew me to a berry bush. I ate one and it
tasted rich.
TASTE

                                       LEVEL 2: A BASIC PARAGRAPH

I spied a
gem-blue
stream in the forest. It was
seeping
and dribbling as it
swerved
through the trees. It
jumped
for joy over the timeworn rocks. I heard once that
rivers are
the arteries of the forest
. This one was
sparkling like tinsel
. The
fluttering butterflies
drifted over it lazily. I bent my head down to drink from it. It was very
stimulating
. The
aroma
of the forest was very powerful. I plucked a few berries and they were
lush and fruity
to the tongue.

                                      LEVEL 3: CREATIVE PARAGRAPHS

A
turquoise-blue
stream
wound
its merry way through the forest.
Babbling and burbling
, it
sprung
over the limestone rocks in its way. Pebbles whisked about in the under wash like pieces of glitter
. Streams are the liquid soul of the forest
, and this one was glowing.  
Chords of soft light
speared down from above, bathing its surface in gold. It was glinting with little sparkles,
like a thousand diamonds blessed with an inner fire
. A galaxy of
dragonflies fizzed
through the beams of light, wings a-glitter in the sun. The hedgerows were pregnant with berries and we tasted some. They
energized us
with their
pleasant waft
. The
delicious taste
stayed with us all the way home.