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Artist Description – It uses descriptive terms such as ‘she looks demonic’, ‘white slip dress and prom queen crown’, ‘blood running down her forehead’, these all show what Lana looks like and express how intense of a character she is and that she’s beautiful yet off-putting at times. It describes her as being ‘demonic’ which shows that she’s a beautiful kind of scary.

Emotive language – ‘it was nearly the end of the band’, ‘the show they had dreamed of playing’, ‘it was the finale to The Black Parade’, all this is used to make the reader reflect back on this moment with sadness as it was at this time that My Chemical Romance went on a break for a few years and it was unsure whether they would return. The article has been started off with a sad memory of when the band planned on breaking up which makes the reader want to read on because they are now interest to read what convinced the band to come back.

Controversial Language –The use of swearing shows that this article is aimed towards young adults and adults. It also maybe expresses a rebel –like feeling to the article and shows off Florence’s energetic nature in the article.

Language – The language used here is formal though still has a chatty tone. It’s very descriptive in how Florence is described and how her energetic attitude is portrayed.

Referential – It refers to Florence’s new album that she’s just released and it talks as though the audience should know what ‘Lungs’ is. This shows that this article is mainly aimed towards those who are fans of Florence rather than people who are not fans but are interested in the article anyway.

Language and Register – The language here is used appropriately for the audience because most people who read NME are teenagers and adults. The words ‘raucously’, ‘indelible’, and ‘proffer’, are all long and complex words, which hint this article is for older and well-educated readers who will understand what these words mean.

The articles praise Florence by using terms such as ‘he doesn’t do the cosy-cosy with every musical guest,’ (implying that Florence is obviously special if she got elbowed by David Letterman).

Tense – The article is written in past tense, which implies that this is a cherished moment or something to remember by.

Language – it’s very descriptive and formal, implies that this article was written for adults. This is registered language because its suited directly for the target audience. Complex words such as ‘accentuates’ in order to reach out to this educated and older audience. It’s an almost story-like writing because it sets a scene.

Rhetorical Question – used to draw the reader in; they’ll want to read more in order to find out the answer to this question. You can tell this is aimed at teenagers as well as young adults from this because teenagers have a shorter attention spam than adults and will need something to draw them in whilst most adult-written articles will just jump straight into the article.

Praise – The audience describes Lana by using words such as ‘she looks demonic’ (beautifully demonic), ‘she’s either mourning someone or about to knife them’, ‘She photographs like a model’, ‘deep pools of her eyes and the epic pout of her lips’, ‘extravagantly nailed finger’ are all used to compliment the artist and shows the writer is passionate about this certain musician.

Tense – The article is written in past tense, which shows this moment as something memorable and special.

Metaphor – ‘A tornado of crimson hair’ shows how full of life she is and the kind of impressing she leaves on people. ‘five-day promo blitz’ shows how hectic her life is right now and is full of work, ‘blitz’ is often a word used for something that has been destroyed by a bomb which expresses the amount of effort being put into this.

Simile – ‘So having your elbow goosed by Letterman is like getting the thumbs-up from Caesar at the end of a gladiatorial contest’ this shows how unlikely it is for Letterman to do this and also shows him off as someone important as Caesar was a roman emperor.

Simile – ‘Like she’s mourning for someone or about to knife them,’ this shows how ambiguous Lana’s expressions are and that she’s one person one moment but the next she can be someone entirely different. ‘She photographs like a model’, shows that she’s really good during photoshoots.

Past tense – The writer has written this article in past tense as though it is something to look back on and remember. This makes the moment feel more special.

Vocabulary – ‘culmination’, ‘momentous’, ‘amphitheatre’, these are all long words that suggest the article is targeted towards older teens.

Language – The language here is formal and well descriptive so this shows that the article is aimed towards older teens because they will have more patience to read this kind of style of writing.

Controversy – The mention of addiction and depression are controversial terms that wouldn’t be mentioned in an article aimed towards younger teens. This article is supposed to express the angst-teen rebellion that this magazine has for a target audience.

Referential – This is a very referential-based article as it describes a lot of the band’s history such as what inspired the frontman to first form a band. This is as though it’s something the reader should be aware of.