Rolling Stone Article Analysis

In this article the language is very formal because the target audience of this magazine are aged 25-40 therefore they use formal so that it address the reader as an intelligent reader. Also, the layout of the article is formal. This article uses words such as “dismantles”, they used dismantles instead of break down because they want to show that the reader is bright. However quotes from Adele is informal because she uses her own personal attitude such as “My friends all read gossip shit” and “its bullshit”

The journalist uses a variety of formal tone which addresses to the fan that they’re intelligent and bright. This contains words such as “sobbing, distraught and garnered”. The font is formal and again the layout of this article is formal, this suggest that they would reader to read an article that has formal words which is laid out in a formal way, rather than having a font is a funny style which makes it unclear for the reader to see. The font of the article is formal small and black which takes half of the page showing it's noticeable and readable. However the title font is very big and bold using black and red colours, it makes it eye catching and dominating.

The article includes two photography images of Adele posing and in the studio. The studio image shows that she’s keen with her music and that she’s enthusiastic about it, this picture is a wide shot where it includes Adele, microphone, paper stand and lights. The objects in this picture show that she’s in a recording studio. This represent her as a keen, determine, fierce, passionate woman. The article text is laid out in neat columns similar to a newspaper article layout. There are three drop capitals used throughout the article, one of the letter “I” which is used to start the article of, the other is “A” which refers to Adele. This is used because it’s a traditional way of starting a story, it’s dynamic and it makes the article appealing.

The article matches the front cover of the magazine as the colours black and white is included on the article itself. The image on the article connect to the front cover because the front cover image is a close up on Adele’s face, showing that she wants to show the reader the real her. The colour used is to represent her as a mature and a hardworking person, this connects to the image of her in the studio. The big photo of her is a facial photo to show her beauty and her signature look, she always wear the same makeup look & hair all the time unlike other artist who changes their makeup look all the time.

This article is a mixture of Adele’s career on how she joined in the music career. This tells the reader the life Adele had when she entered this music industry. This shows that Adele is a hard working woman who had to do so much to get where she is now. The layout of this article is written in a formal way, like a newspaper article. The title is written in a big sharp bold writing. There’s quotation from the text which is in big writing this is to attract the reader to read the article.