{"id":9572,"date":"2023-04-20T07:15:50","date_gmt":"2023-04-20T07:15:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beejahouse.com\/?p=9572"},"modified":"2023-04-20T07:44:59","modified_gmt":"2023-04-20T07:44:59","slug":"what-is-the-show-and-tell-technique","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beejahouse.com\/BEEJA\/what-is-the-show-and-tell-technique\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the \u201cshow and tell\u201d technique"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9572\" class=\"elementor elementor-9572\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ff7df16 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"ff7df16\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-74f2459\" data-id=\"74f2459\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-057a17a elementor-widget elementor-widget-qi_addons_for_elementor_typeout_text\" data-id=\"057a17a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"qi_addons_for_elementor_typeout_text.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-shortcode qodef-m  qodef-qi-typeout-text\" data-strings=\"[&quot;technique&quot;,&quot;technique&quot;,&quot;technique&quot;]\" data-cursor=\"|\">\n\t<h3 class=\"qodef-m-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\tWhat is the \u201cshow and tell\u201d \t\t\t\t<span class=\"qodef-typeout-holder\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"qodef-typeout\"><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e09abe2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e09abe2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>As the profound writer Anton Chekhov says, \u201cDon\u2019t tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on the broken glass.\u201d\u00a0<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">Show and tell technique is by far the most important thing in your writing. It is what will hold the readers till the last page. It will make your book stand out, different from the rest. But what is the difference between the two? What does it actually mean?<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">Showing means creating a mental picture in readers\u2019 minds through your words. It instigates emotion and feeling while hand-holding between the lines.\u00a0<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">Whereas, telling is just informing the readers about the situation and taking the narrative forward. It just apprises the readers about all the happening without delving much into details or creating a scene.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-649d466 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"649d466\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-15ffcdc\" data-id=\"15ffcdc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50b5f3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"50b5f3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Example<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a297448 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a297448\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"ltr\">Tell: \u201cIt is cold outside, I want to stay at home,\u201d said Adam to his mother.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Show<\/strong>: It was 7 in the morning and Adam was all ready to leave for school. As he looked out of the window, he could see all the houses in the neighbourhood were covered with a layer of white snow. He carefully opened the window to look out when a freezing wind kissed his cheeks making him all red.\u00a0 The leaves were trembling with cold, gushing winds. The air felt heavy with chimney smoke coming from all the houses in the neighbourhood. He ran downstairs, hugged her mom, and said, \u201cMom, my hands are numb and my cheeks shiver in the wind. May I please stay at home for today?\u201d<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Conclusion<\/strong>: Now see the difference. Showing helps the readers to create a background image and see-through words. You need to write in a way so that readers can be involved in all their senses and feel the narrative. Here a layer of white snow appealed to eyes\/sight, the wind kissed his cheeks engaging the feeling of touch, chimney smoke involved your olfactory senses, and hugging his mom aided your sense of touch. All these helped the readers to feel the narrative alive.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8750521 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"8750521\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-10f017c\" data-id=\"10f017c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bda388 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8bda388\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/beejahouse.com\/BEEJA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/best-1025-\u00d7-400-px-8.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9594\" alt=\"How to avoid \u201ctell\u201d in your narrative?\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beejahouse.com\/BEEJA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/best-1025-\u00d7-400-px-8.jpg 1025w, https:\/\/beejahouse.com\/BEEJA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/best-1025-\u00d7-400-px-8-600x234.jpg 600w, https:\/\/beejahouse.com\/BEEJA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/best-1025-\u00d7-400-px-8-768x300.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-51e0e87 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"51e0e87\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ca812f\" data-id=\"7ca812f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4403920 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4403920\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to avoid \u201ctell\u201d in your narrative?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-380577b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"380577b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.295; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">While writing, amid our thoughts, we keep writing in the flow of what comes to mind. And while doing so we sometimes lose track and get in \u201ctelling\u201d mode. Though we can change it while editing or proofreading our work, it does get tiresome. So, what do I do? Below are a few ways you can adopt that will help you run past through the trenches of \u201ctelling\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-129e3e5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"129e3e5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-379de2f\" data-id=\"379de2f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b4b63a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5b4b63a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/beejahouse.com\/BEEJA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/best-1025-\u00d7-400-px-2-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9608\" alt=\"Add dialogues\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beejahouse.com\/BEEJA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/best-1025-\u00d7-400-px-2-1.jpg 1025w, https:\/\/beejahouse.com\/BEEJA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/best-1025-\u00d7-400-px-2-1-600x234.jpg 600w, https:\/\/beejahouse.com\/BEEJA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/best-1025-\u00d7-400-px-2-1-768x300.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-528d603 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"528d603\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c99ecdf\" data-id=\"c99ecdf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-339f90c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"339f90c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dialogues aid your work in multiple ways. They take the story forward while breaking the style of writing, form and evolve characters, provide multiple viewpoints, and allow the story to emerge naturally. It helps to involve multiple characters at the same time and add layers. For example:<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cRaj feels terrible for telling the lie,\u201d says Akash.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cBut he had to, he had no other option,\u201d replied Shrey.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI know, but he is drowning in a guilt trip,\u201d said Akash.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cBut had he not lied about breaking the headlamp, the owner would have fired the clerk,\u201d defended Shrey.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now here we also get the background of the story, the character of Raj, Akash, and Shrey, and also of the secondary character, the shop owner.\u00a0 The story too is moving forward. And without using too much of \u201cshow and tell\u201d it creates the required impact. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3c65be4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"3c65be4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-73bf7f4\" data-id=\"73bf7f4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e943c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5e943c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/beejahouse.com\/BEEJA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/best-1025-\u00d7-400-px-3-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9615\" alt=\"Use of Senses\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beejahouse.com\/BEEJA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/best-1025-\u00d7-400-px-3-1.jpg 1025w, https:\/\/beejahouse.com\/BEEJA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/best-1025-\u00d7-400-px-3-1-600x234.jpg 600w, https:\/\/beejahouse.com\/BEEJA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/best-1025-\u00d7-400-px-3-1-768x300.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-74856fe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"74856fe\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2628d3a\" data-id=\"2628d3a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22531ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22531ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As explained in the above section, engaging all the senses helps the reader to leave a long-lasting impact on the readers. For example, we can use the following things to aid the narrative\u201d<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><b>Sight<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: The orange sky was covered with a speckle of purple clouds, indicating the day was nearing its dawn.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Smell<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: The aroma of cinnamon sticks with ginger enveloped the whole house.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Sound<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: It was 10 the night when a rattling window broke the silence. It was raining heavily and the pitter-patter of the rain aggravated with every passing minute.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b>Taste<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Her eyes twisted and convulsed as she put the slice of lemon on her tongue.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b>Touch<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: The moist cool breeze gently touched her skin and caressed her hair.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9de6c72 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"9de6c72\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ae6df86\" data-id=\"ae6df86\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7baacb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7baacb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/beejahouse.com\/BEEJA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/best-1025-\u00d7-400-px-4-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9619\" alt=\"Use Description\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beejahouse.com\/BEEJA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/best-1025-\u00d7-400-px-4-1.jpg 1025w, https:\/\/beejahouse.com\/BEEJA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/best-1025-\u00d7-400-px-4-1-600x234.jpg 600w, https:\/\/beejahouse.com\/BEEJA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/best-1025-\u00d7-400-px-4-1-768x300.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-37c0bc4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"37c0bc4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dafb276\" data-id=\"dafb276\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92b5a8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"92b5a8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Try to describe the scene or character present in the particular situation. Imagine in your mind what is going on and then present the same thing on paper in your words. In simple words, visualize in your mind, and write on paper.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong><i>Example:<\/i><\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aman, a 10-year-old boy, was playing in the park with his friends. He was almost five inches with deep black wavy hair, slim stature, and dark brown eyes. He wore oval spectacles over his eyes. In his white shirt and denim jeans, he appeared to be a boy next door. While playing hide-and-seek with his friends he carefully hid behind a tall green shrub. The garden where he was playing was almost 500 m away from his roads. It had a cobblestone pathway for people to walk and a huge lush green park in the middle with a badminton court, and volleyball court at the extreme left and right end respectively. In the middle, it had a fountain embellished with rainbow lights.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Conclusion<\/strong>:<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Now here the readers will be able to imagine the garden as well as how Aman looks.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b08d7eb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"b08d7eb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b5dd2e0\" data-id=\"b5dd2e0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d389b07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d389b07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/beejahouse.com\/BEEJA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/best-1025-\u00d7-400-px-5-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9626\" alt=\"Avoid using Adverbs\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beejahouse.com\/BEEJA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/best-1025-\u00d7-400-px-5-1.jpg 1025w, https:\/\/beejahouse.com\/BEEJA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/best-1025-\u00d7-400-px-5-1-600x234.jpg 600w, https:\/\/beejahouse.com\/BEEJA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/best-1025-\u00d7-400-px-5-1-768x300.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7823f64 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"7823f64\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-29a9990\" data-id=\"29a9990\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9d0552 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d9d0552\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As per Merriam Webster\u2019s dictionary, \u201cAdverbs are\u00a0words that usually modify\u2014that is, they limit or restrict the meaning of\u2014verbs.\u201d Which means they tend to change the meaning of the words. They distract the readers from the sentences. They \u201ctell\u201d the readers instead of \u201cshowing\u201d them.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cRohini <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">slowly<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> walked to the school.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It should rather be:<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cRohini started walking towards the school at 7:30 am. She went through the park from where she plucked a bright red rose for her teacher. She admired the blooming lilies and played with the little puppies. Thereafter, she met her classmate and walked the remaining way with her.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bb05c72 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"bb05c72\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ed0ba50\" data-id=\"ed0ba50\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4abaa0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4abaa0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<pre><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Now that you know the difference between show and tell, try to enhance your writing. Yes, it is not easy as it seems, but with time you\u2019ll get hold of this. Try to sit and intentionally add \u201cshowing\u201d in your story. After a few days, it will naturally come to you.<\/strong><\/span><\/pre>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is the \u201cshow and tell\u201d As the profound writer Anton Chekhov says, \u201cDon\u2019t tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on the broken glass.\u201d\u00a0 Show and tell technique is by far the most important thing in your writing. It is what will hold the readers till the last page. 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