Excerpt from Out of Africa (Isak Dinesen)

This is so far the most descriptive account that I have read. Every word in the text forms themselves into a block of descriptions that make the Ngong Farm in Africa come alive. Every littlest detail of the landscape, weather, and every other element of the place was illustrated in such a way that readers won’t find it hard to picture everything that the article says. The five senses were also well – used, adding to the balance in the descriptions that were laid out.

The illustration of the place was not also the type that is overflowing with adjectives. I think this is the most beautiful thing about the piece. When I attended a feature (which is basically descriptive) writing workshop back in high school, the only advice that really struck me was that, when you describe, avoid the use of adjectives. Well, this article is a fine example of that almost impossible kind of description.