Writing a descriptive setting

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re-write this setting by using at least two of the senses below to make the setting more descriptive.
Here is a description of a forest:
The trees were tall and an owl sat on a low branch above me. The green leaves were dark, even by the light of the moon.

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Uncle Jack  is ......

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TASK: Pick a setting from the images below. Describe the setting and include  a character, write a description of the character in this setting. Do they fit            in comfortably or are they out of place?What are their facial features like? (E.g. small, shifty eyes could indicate they’re secretive) What are they wearing? Style of clothes and colours? (E.g. brightly coloured clothes = confident)

Verbs: How they enter? (do they shuffle, stride, skip etc.)
Adverbs: How they move? (confidently, cautiously, briskly etc.)
Similes: Could you compare them to an animal? What could you compare their eyes/hair/smile etc. to?
Metaphors: E.g. she had a heart of stone
Personification when non-human objects are able to act like human beings:
Remember to show NOT tell.

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