Be Specific By Natalie Goldberg Summary

People wake up every morning without knowing the names of their neighbors, plants, animals, and other objects surrounding them. Which is why in the article “Be specific” by Natalie Goldberg talks about the importance to know the name of people and objects instead of generalizing them. Goldberg states that writers should be specific and know what they are talking about because it will give the reader a clear understanding of what they are reading, it will also give a better description of what the writer is talking about, and it will help the writer to connect with the reader. Writing the name of the actual object is better than putting the object in a categorical name because it doesn’t have the reader guessing. If the reader knows the name of the object the writer is talking about the reader will exactly what the writer is describing or talking about. Knowing the names of the things around you will help you to be more specific and will give people a better understanding. The reader will know exactly what the writer is

It’s important for the reader to imagine the full picture of the object. For example, describing the locations, the colors, shape, and any other characteristics will help the reader will imagine the scene in their head or the scenery. Goldberg uses William Carlos Williams poem “Daisy” as an example to show how he is being specific. In the poem he describes how a daisy looks, the season a daisy grows in, and other details about a daisy. Williams put your imagination and your six senses to work with the poem “Daisy”. For example, Williams uses the description “round yellow center” to describe how the center of the daisy looks. He tries to capture every detail of a daisy in his writing, but he didn’t only describe a daisy; he also describes the location of the