The video Descriptive Writing by Nalo Hopkinson is about how to use descriptive writing through metaphors. It talks about the difference between seeing a play where the sight of sound and hearing is stimulated, versus reading a book, where your senses are not being awakened. The writer's job is to waken up the reader's senses with descriptive language that lingers in their thoughts. It also suggests to avoid cliches, because there is very little engagement. By using descriptive language, you are creating a visceral and conceptual experience, where the reader has to meet the writer half way.