Social function of descriptive is to describe and reveal a particular person, place or thing in detail.
Generic structure
Identification, identifying the phenomenon to be described
Description, describing the phenomenon is parts, qualities, and characteristics or description of the object like shape, size, color, etc.
Language features
About particular person or thing
Using figurative language: similarry
Using simple present tense
Example
Title
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Gua
Tabuhan Is a Lively Unique Cave
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Identification
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In the cave nyi
(mrs) Kamiyem and ki (mr) Padmo sit on a stone. Nyi kamiyem will sing a song
and ki Padmo will beat the drum. Joining them are people called wiyogo which
are drummers and other gamelan musicians.
What makes this
unique is that they mix gamelan with the sound of nature. The visitors dance,
forgetting all problems.
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Description
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Many tourist go to
this cave. Maybe you are interested in going there too. But you don’t know
where it is. Gua Tabuhan is located near Pacitan in East Java. It is situated
in a lime hill called Tapan, in Tabuhan, Wareng village. The route is easy.
Along the road there is beautiful tropical scenery to enjoy-rice fields,
coconut palms and birds.
East of the cave
peddlers sell souvenirs. The drink and food peddlers are on the north. People
sell agates on the cave terraces. Somehow, it is like a fair.
It is said that the
cave is the only place where nature produces sounds like the music of
gamelan. nyi Kamiyem, the well down pesinden (traditional Javanese singer)
from the village of Gabuhan, who often sings in the cave, does not doubt it.
Gua Tabuhan did not
use to welcome visitor. According to Kartowiryo (90), village elder, Gua Tabuhan
used to be a hiding place for robbers. It was believed to be a sacred place.
No one dared go inside. However, Wedana (chief of a district) Kertodiprojo,
went to the cave to find out what was wrong. He found out that the cave was
inhabited by the annoying evil spirits. The people chased the spirits away.
The cave is dark,
so people need light, and a local guide will lead the way sometimes visitors
bump their heads against the sharp rocks on the ceiling.
Inside the cave
there is a plain. Big stone which is believed to be the prayer mat of
Pangeran Diponogoro, one of the Indonesia heroes who fought against the
Dutch. it is said that Pangeran Diponegoro used to seclude himself in the
cave. Some people now use the place for meditation.
There is a stream
in the cave, in the east corner, which can only be seen outside. However, it
can be heard from inside.
Besides the cave,
Watu karang, a beach nearby, is good to visit. By the way, want different
souvenirs? You can find them in Donorodjo village where agate craftsman work.
So, have a nice journey.
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