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Understanding Descriptive Text Structure

Borobudur temple is a 9th century Hindu-Buddhist temple located in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia. Descriptive text identifies the subject being described and then describes its parts, qualities, and characteristics. For example, a description of Borobudur identifies it as an ancient Hindu-Buddhist temple built under the Sailendra dynasty and then describes its construction as consisting of eight stepped stone terraces surrounded by Buddhist sculptures and topped by a large central stupa, with passageways extending over 4.8 km to the summit.

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Understanding Descriptive Text Structure

Borobudur temple is a 9th century Hindu-Buddhist temple located in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia. Descriptive text identifies the subject being described and then describes its parts, qualities, and characteristics. For example, a description of Borobudur identifies it as an ancient Hindu-Buddhist temple built under the Sailendra dynasty and then describes its construction as consisting of eight stepped stone terraces surrounded by Buddhist sculptures and topped by a large central stupa, with passageways extending over 4.8 km to the summit.

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DESCRIPTIVE TEXT

WHAT IS DESCRIPTIVE
TEXT?

 Descriptive text is a text describe about


something or someone.

The purpose of descriptive text to give


your information about person, animals,
thing or others.
The Generic Structure of
Descriptive Text

1. Identification ; identifying the


phenomenon to be described.
2. Description ; describing the
phenomenon in parts, qualities,
and characteristics.
Example
• Borobudur is Hindu – Buddha temple. It was build in the
nineth century under Sailendra dynasty of ancient Mataram
kingdom. Borobudur is located in Magelang, Central Java,
Indonesia.
• Borobudur is well-known all over the world. Its construction
is influenced by the Gupta architecture of India. The temple
is constructed on a hill 46 m high and consist of eight step
like stone terrace. The first five terrace are square and
surrounded by walls adorned with Budist sculpture in bas-
relief. The upper three are circular. Each of them is with a
circle of bell shape-stupa. The entire adifice is crowned by a
large stupa at the centre at the centre of the top circle. The
way to the summit extends through some 4.8 km of passage
and starways. The design of borobudur which symbolizes the
structure of universe influences temples at Angkor,
Cambodia.

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