The picture of my grandma’s house still clearly paints in
my head, that house where I use to spend all my summers in. The house is around
two stops away from the bus stop, locating on the sides of the road. The house
was built by my great grandfather, lasting for nearly a hundred years, the house
looked quaint from the outside with grey concrete walls and a conspicuous red
colored door although it's quite different from the inside.Inside
the wall, a small garden with most of its area covered in soil.
Stepping into the garden, you can feel the smell of fresh scent of nature swirling up your nose. The soil was planted with many kinds of vegetables, even some fruits. Just simply taking a glance at the garden, you will probably spot some ripe tomatoes, scallions and some cabbage. Near the doorway into the room lies my grandma's old rocking chair that creaks as it goes back and forth. This is where she usually spends her afternoon basking under the glowing sunlight. If you were to go further inside you would see the living room, which is also has a kitchen. The room is quite plain with simple, white colored wall, wooden dinner table in the middle and a few old-fashioned chairs along its sides. Sometimes in the summer, you will probably find some watermelons rolling below the empty spaces underneath the table (even though it sounds weird). The second floor of the house is connected by a wooden staircase, similar to the one that you usually see in horror movies, squeaking loudly for every step you take.
Up the staircase is my grandma’s bedroom, which reminds me of the olden times. In the middle of the room lays my grandma’s bed, perhaps what made it special is its old styling blankets embroidered with red flower patterns on top. On the left side stands a drawer that holds an old, microwave looking TV from the late 20th century along with those old radio players with a rod sticking on top of it. The last piece of furniture to be found in the room —— the closet, in which my grandma not only keeps her old-fashioned clothing, but also her memories from the old times. Just like how she keeps her memories of her past, I will always keep the memories of my times in my grandma’s house.
Stepping into the garden, you can feel the smell of fresh scent of nature swirling up your nose. The soil was planted with many kinds of vegetables, even some fruits. Just simply taking a glance at the garden, you will probably spot some ripe tomatoes, scallions and some cabbage. Near the doorway into the room lies my grandma's old rocking chair that creaks as it goes back and forth. This is where she usually spends her afternoon basking under the glowing sunlight. If you were to go further inside you would see the living room, which is also has a kitchen. The room is quite plain with simple, white colored wall, wooden dinner table in the middle and a few old-fashioned chairs along its sides. Sometimes in the summer, you will probably find some watermelons rolling below the empty spaces underneath the table (even though it sounds weird). The second floor of the house is connected by a wooden staircase, similar to the one that you usually see in horror movies, squeaking loudly for every step you take.
Up the staircase is my grandma’s bedroom, which reminds me of the olden times. In the middle of the room lays my grandma’s bed, perhaps what made it special is its old styling blankets embroidered with red flower patterns on top. On the left side stands a drawer that holds an old, microwave looking TV from the late 20th century along with those old radio players with a rod sticking on top of it. The last piece of furniture to be found in the room —— the closet, in which my grandma not only keeps her old-fashioned clothing, but also her memories from the old times. Just like how she keeps her memories of her past, I will always keep the memories of my times in my grandma’s house.
Hey Mei Mei! I thoroughly enjoyed your descriptive essay about your grandmothers house. I liked the ways you used imagery and organization patterns to create a dominant expression of nostalgia. "Near the doorway into the room lies my grandma's old rocking chair " gave me insight about the countless memories made in that very chair. the closet, in which my grandma not only keeps her old-fashioned clothing, but also her memories from the old times. "the closet, in which my grandma not only keeps her old-fashioned clothing, but also her memories from the old times." gave me an image of the past kept in the single closet, which made it a symbolism of the old times.
ReplyDeleteHello Mei Mei. The dominant impression that your essay conveys is homesickness. Reminiscent diction such as "old fashioned", "olden times", and "quaint" suggests to the reader a feeling of lamentation and an desire to return to the old house due to nostalgia. The usage of chronological organization reinforces the sentiment of homesickness by showing how much time has passed since you last seen and been in your grandparent's house. The imagery triggered by "the smell of fresh scent of nature swirling up your nose" conveys the sense nostalgia and the uniqueness and the fondness that you had developed living in your grandparent's house.
ReplyDeleteHi Mei Mei! The dominant impression in your essay about your grandmother's house is reminiscent and nostalgic. You provided imagery of your grandmother's house and reminiscent diction. Words such as "memories", "old times", "past" convey the fond memories you had at your grandmother's house and how you are looking back upon them and missing them. You also describe her house in great detail. For example, the sentence where you describe how your grandpa built the house and it has been standing for 100 years shows how old the house is and one can only imagine the countless summers and memories you made in that house. Additionally, when describing the garden and its scents, it makes the house sound peaceful, and calm, which shows the memories you spent and miss in your grandmother's garden.
ReplyDeleteThe dominant impression conveyed in your descriptive essay is reminisce. You used diction such as the "olden times" to act as the reflection of your memory from the past in your grandma's house. You also described your grandma's rocking chair to be old hinting the flashbacks to your memory of when you used to see her sitting on the chair. Moreover, the description of the garden with all sorts of veggies made it seem like a peceaful and enjoyable place for you to be in. I enjoyed your essay because it reminded me of my own grandma with the rotten tomatoes- she often over- plants the tomatoes so they end up being rotten since they can not be finished on time.
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