Appearance description referred to describing the appearance of a character in a novel so that the reader could feel the character's personality, temperament, and appearance characteristics through the appearance. In a novel, the description of the appearance was a very important part. It could allow the readers to understand the characters more deeply, and at the same time, it could also increase the literary appeal of the novel. There were many writing techniques for describing the appearance of a novel. The more common ones were: 1. Grasp the character's characteristics: The description of the novel's appearance should capture the character's characteristics such as figure, hairstyle, clothing, face, etc. so that the reader can clearly feel the character's personality and temperament. 2. Focus on the main points: The description of the appearance of the novel should focus on the main points. For example, choose the parts that can best express the character's personality or appearance characteristics to describe so that the readers can feel the character's image more deeply. 3. Use rhetoric: In the description of the appearance of the novel, some rhetorical devices such as metaphor, personification, contrast, etc. can be used to enhance the expressiveness and artistic appeal of the description. 4. Diverse description: The description of the appearance of the novel should be diverse. Don't blindly repeat the description of the appearance of the characters, but show the different images of the characters through different descriptions. There were many writing techniques for describing the appearance of a novel. The readers could choose and use them according to their own preferences and writing style.