![]() Apples, mugs, and balloons are all concrete nouns. These represent physical objects and other things that you can experience with the senses. Nouns like love, courage, and eternity are abstract. An abstract noun represents a concept that you will never physically see or touch. Abstract and Concrete Nounsīefore we go much further, I want to make a clear distinction between abstract and concrete nouns. We trust the evidence of our senses-so when you write, call upon our senses. Whether you’re writing a novel, a poem or a song lyric, the concept is the same: where appropriate, allow your readers or listeners the illusion of experiencing the scene or situation for themselves. Seeing is believing, and those blades are a detail we can clearly see. But is telling the best way?Ī better writer might paint the scene by describing the “Dark green blades of grass plastered to Samantha’s wet feet.” This sounds much more believable. When protagonist Samantha steps through the front door, the writer could choose to just tell us that she ran home through the rain in her bare feet. Writers spend years of their lives-if not decades-fine-tuning this art of knowing exactly which words to use to capture an experience. Have you ever read a line so descriptively vivid and lifelike that you feel like you lived it yourself? ![]()
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