Descriptive Language In The House Of The Scorpion

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Stephen king once said “Description begins in the writer's imagination, but should finish in the reader's.” That is the importance of descriptive language. Descriptive language is one reason books are so popular. It helps the reader connect with the character and helps make the story so good. It grabs your mind, and puts it in the room with the characters. In the book “The House of The Scorpion” by Nancy Farmer the author uses descriptive language and figurative language to create a mental picture, and helps to grab our attention. The description of a book should clearly detail the author's skill level. Nancy Farmer, the author of “The House of the Scorpion” does it so well. One example is when she uses descriptive language to describe the