Descriptive writing - introductory, background and contextual information, outlines the way things are: lists, collections, notifications, presentations, introductions.

Observational Mode of Narration

In the observational, or descriptive, mode of presentation:

• observe life with minimal intervention, no arrangement of scenes;
• perceive via multiple senses;
• reflect internally on emotions and realizations, attention and wishes;
• outline the way things are: make lists, collections, summaries, or preliminary accounts;
• describe first-hand accounts of events, like in memoir or journal.