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Paragraph on a Visit to a Hill Station
Category: Essays, Paragraphs and ArticlesOn February 5, 2014 By Vikash Mehra
It was the month of May. Just a few days only our summer vacation had started. The temperature of Kolkata was then 39° Celsius.
Darjeeling is one of the most famous hill station in India. My parents decided to leave for Darjeeling for spending a few days there as well as for getting relief from the grip of tremendous hit of Kolkata. Never had I had the opportunity to visit the snow-clad mountains before. So I was very much excited at the decision of visiting such a hilly place.
I along with my parents and younger brother got prepared in all sorts and started for railway station to avail the Darjeeling mail. We reached the station and got into a sleeper class compartment. My father arranged for reservation in advance.
The train left the station a few minutes after time and reached New Jalpaiguri the next morning. From there we arrived at Darjeeling by a minibus and it was about one hour after noon. I felt extremely thrilling when the bus went up the high altitude of the hills. The wild roses, beautiful flowers, tea-gardens, delightful mountain and springs – all these wealth of nature filled my heart with indescribable joy and happiness.
We went to a luxurious hotel and had a suite already booked there. Having been fresh in all respects we visited the Mall at about 5.30 in the afternoon. The place was full of tourists who came from different parts of our country and abroad.
Answer:
A Descriptive paragraph is a focused and detail-rich account of a specific topic. Paragraphs in
this style often have a concrete focus. These paragraphs help readers feel and sense the details
that the writer wants to convey. To write a descriptive paragraph, you must study your topic
closely, make a list of the details you observe, and organize those details into a logical structure.
Examining and Exploring Your Topic
After you've selected a topic, Spend time closely examining the subject of your paragraph. Study
it from every possible angle, beginning with the five senses: What does the object look, sound,
smell, taste, and feel like? What are your own memories of or associations with the object?
Organizing Your Information
After you've compiled a lengthy list of descriptive details, you can begin assembling those
details into a paragraph. First, consider again the goal of your descriptive paragraph. The details
you choose to include in the paragraph, as well as the details you choose to exclude, signal to the
reader how you feel about the topic. What message, if any, do you want the description to
convey? Which details best convey that message? Reflect on these questions as you begin
constructing the paragraph.
Every descriptive paragraph will take a somewhat different form, but the following model is a
straightforward way to get started: .
A topic sentence that identifies the topic and briefly explains its significance .
Supporting sentences that describe the topic in specific, vivid ways, using the details you've
listed during brainstorming .
Use appropriate transitional phrases so that the paragraph will be well organized and
structured.
. A concluding sentence that circles back to the topic's significance