Descriptive paragraph topic

What Is a Descriptive Essay?

The descriptive essay asks the writer to describe somethingan object, person, place, experience, emotion, or situation. This essay attempts to convey how that subject looked, felt, tasted, sounded, smelled, and so on, and express the emotion or sensation so clearly and vividly that the reader can feel it, too.

Descriptive essays are probably the easiest one to write since they tend to be more personal and involve less research. They are an opportunity to do some creative writing, even if the essay topic you choose looks pretty boring at first glance. When it comes to choosing a topic, do not be afraid of those that sound generic, because you can use creativity to bring it to life. Just be aware that you will have to work really hard at creating something that readers will enjoy reading.

In my experience, descriptive essays are only difficult when it comes to deciding just what to write about. If you are a writer in search of an essay topic worth exploring, here are some topics that may help get you there, or at least inspire you to create one of your own.

100 Topics For a Descriptive Essay

1. A dream
2. A nightmare
3. A childhood memory
4. A favorite place
5. A train ride
6. A pet
7. A garden
8. Your best friend
9. Your favorite vacation
10. Your ideal date
11. Your favorite fishing spot
12. A photograph
13. A painting
14. A room
15. Your favorite book/movie/television character or show
16. The best restaurant in town
17. The most embarrassing moment of your life
18. Your worst enemy
19. An addiction
20. Your hero
21. A teacher
22. A vase of flowers
23. A day at work
24. People on the street
25. A stranger in the crowd
26. Falling in love
27. A life-changing experience
28. A new car
29. Your first house
30. Moving to a new city

Descriptive Essay Topics

31. A forest

32. A beach

33. Your favorite food

34. Playing a sports game

35. A road trip

36. Learning to drive

37. A snowy day

38. The birth of a child

39. A life-changing event

40. The future

41. Traveling

42. Your favorite song

43. Your earliest memory

44. Living in another country

45. A major achievement

46. A spider

47. A beautiful house

48. Walking down a quiet street

49. Revisiting places from childhood

50. What you want to be when you grow up

51. A hobby

52. A funny memory

53. A paranormal experience

54. Starting a new career

55. A Halloween costume

56. A day at school

57. Sitting in traffic

58. Meeting a famous person

59. A concert

60. A dance

61. The best place to write

62. Your favorite hangout spot

63. Your favorite item of clothing

64. Graduation

65. Learning a new language

66. Your first concert

67. Your first kiss

68. Your first date

69. Performing in front of a crowd

70. Making a speech

71. Acting in a play

72. An antique store

73. A souvenir

74. Your lucky charm

75. Running a marathon

76. Winning an award

77. Visiting an old friend

78. Getting lost

79. A bad day

80. A day in the sun

81. Flying in an airplane

82. An amazing view

83. A camping trip

84. A trip to the museum

85. A phobia

86. A bouquet

87. Daydreaming

88. A day at the ocean

89. A picnic

90. A race

91. A competition

92. Meeting someone new

93. A daily routine

94. A haunted house

95. A walk through the park

96. Waiting in line

97. Wearing a disguise/costume

98. Watching a parade

99. A class reunion

100. Your favorite book store

As you can see, there is an endless array of topics to choose from for a descriptive essay. Remember that this type of essay is all about the details. Whether your topic is a bug or a skyscraper, your essay is sure to be as success, as long as you can make it come alive on paper and amuse and surprise your audience, no matter what topic you choose.

Tips for Writing a Descriptive Essay

• Tips for Writing a Descriptive Essay
  Although they tend to be all about your own experiences, writing a descriptive essay can be challenging. Have no fear, here are some tips to set you on the right track to a good descriptive essay.

Descriptive Essay Example

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Comments

linbeauty on March 21, 2020:

cool. thanks!

Kanupriya on February 17, 2020:

Thanks for the tips and topics

Ruby Redfort on February 14, 2020:

This is a cool list. I would use a dream, a dance, performing in front of a crowd, a - aRgH there are too many options! I love them all too much! :]

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Reena on January 29, 2020:

I want to write essay on my first kiss

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Very helpful I wrote on 10 topics and from that only 2 came I got full marks in those

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So this is my first time writing a descriptive essay and i'm usually good at writing anything at all but i'm finding this a bit difficult.

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Do you have an descriptive essay on #57

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Angel on June 13, 2018:

Hello Lisa. Do you have an essay example of #44 living in another country?

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