Descriptive Writing Sample As you read the following example of descriptive writing, please do the following: 1. Highlight, in bil, the thesis statement (main idea) of the text. 2. Highlight, in yellow, words that establish spatial order. 3. Highlight, in green, specific areas of sensory details. Paseo Del Rio: A Festival of Color and Light The Texas spirit of fun and hospitality lights up Paseo Del Rio, the San Antonio Riverwalk. This festive and popular travel destination shimmers with color and light. Along the left bank, two lines of brightly colored caf umbrellas-tropical red, Cancun blue, emerald green, lemon yellow-shelter outdoor diners and adorn the cobblestone walk. Above the rainbow rows of umbrellas, white lights strung between oak trees along the walking path glimmer softly in the dusk. Miniature white lights rim the eaves and roofs of the buildings behind the diners and illuminate the graceful drape of the oak branches bending over them. Diners can stay warm on cool, damp evenings with spicy fajitas and salty margaritas as they watch the lights of the Riverwalk and the sunset glimmer upon the water. As they watch, a steady flow of purple trimmed boats putter to midstream from under the bridge on the right side of the river. On this side of the river, the rock walls and the footbridge showcase the rough beauty of the area's natural elements and earth tones. Colorful lights trace the arch under the footbridge. Luminaries sit atop both sides of the bridge's stone-grey railings. At the far side of the bridge, more luminaries light the path along the water's edge. People fill the path with laughter and conversation as they stroll beneath trees shimmering with countless tiny lights. All along the river, this canopy of lights buffers the Riverwalk from the buildings rising in the distance. The lights, the good food, the water, the spectacle of color, the festive atmosphere provide a luscious retreat-Texas style!