Concrete vs Abstract Noun

“Show don’t tell” but how?

Write abstract things as if you can see them, touch them! A good start is to remove abstract words from your writing.

Good writing engulf you. Words are no longer a words, they turn into images, sounds, dreams, melancholies. By definition an abstract noun can’t be perceived with our senses which means it can’t activates the mind’s eye. Instead of describing physical things, they represents qualities,state or feelings Close your eyes and try to imagine “beauty”. I bet that you imagined a real word object you found beautiful. Might be beautiful visage, a flower, a painting… We’re wire for the concrete and our only way to comprehend the abstract is to convert into the concrete. Facilitate the life of you reader then, Avoid abstract noun Happiness Justice Honesty One tip to catch them: they often originate from adjective through a process called nominalization.

If you catch and abstract noun, describe how you see that “abstract concept” in our physical reality. Let’s admire our victor hugo describe poverty: [Insert le discours de victor hugo a l’assemble nationale] [Analyse le discours de victor hugo a l’assemble nationale]