Sunday, March 1, 2009

Writing A Character-driven Narrative (Part A)

Look at the photo of the lady in Worksheet 8. Let us imagine her to be Ah Soh in Catherine Lim's novel The Jade Pendant. Use descriptive words and phrases to answer the following question:

A) How does she look?

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  1. fragile
    wrinkled
    soft-spoken
    corn-kernel teeth
    hunched
    mirthful crinkles about the eyes
    hollowed cheek bones
    weathered complexion
    sunken eye sockets
    pendulous skin folds
    parchment skin

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  2. How does she look?

    -a wizened old woman
    -wrinkle-filled face,cheekis sunken in,eye tired
    -bony fingers
    -her hair is as white as snow

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  3. She looks quite old and has mirthful crinkles about her eyes. She also looks haggard and has gnarled fingers. She is also quite bony.

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  4. -her face looks old and wrinkled.
    -she have almond-shaped eyes.
    -she looks fragile and sad.
    -her hair is as white as snow.
    -her nose is as big as the nose of the clown
    -her mouth is set in permanent frown

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  5. She looks:
    Sullen
    as thin as a broomstick
    has hollow cheekbones
    scrawny

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