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7/17/2019 Media

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Language - the opening section of the article isthe writer giving an account of his rstimpressions of the artist he has been asked tomeet and interview. The writer describes indetail the appearance and the sort of vibe theartist gives o. The writer also gives a shortinsight into his background. This introduction

 Tone - during the article and interview the writemainly keeps a formal tone. He does howeveroccasionally use informal language but this isonly when he is quoting the artist. The languageused could be described as quite intellectualwhich is appealing to the target audience whoare probably part of an age group betweenabout ! and "#. $uring the interview the writeroften ives his thou hts on the answers iven Tense - the article is written in a past tense with

the reader giving a recollection on his views onthe events that transpired.

 Transactional - as the writer begins his

interview% he keeps the questions informalalmost as though he&s included the small talkbetween the two of them as part of theinterview. The writer is always asking the artistabout himself and his current pro'ects which is

(eferential - the writer is always referring tothings such as the artists deep emotions in hismusic describing it being built on a )visceralkernel*. +hen he says this however he is

implying that the reader already knows this%which indicates that the maga,ine is aimedmore toward people who are familiar with the

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