The article is about Cheryl Cole suggesting that it will appeal to men and pop and R&B listeners; because men read stuff about Cheryl Cole because of her appearance and pop and R&B listeners read the article as fans appealing those audiences on a syntagmatic level. However on a paradigmatic level it would appeal to woman who has been confused and feel lost with them relating to the situation and even some men.
The article is all written in Standard English that is all very formal, but there are more informal areas of the text when it is quoting Cheryl Cole because this is how she talks and its not in Standard English for example ‘I don’t know what I look like anymore. Do you know what I mean?’ Asking a question to the audience engaging the reader in conversation a less formal manner than normal.
The magazine article appeals to the readers as more of a fellow woman or a friend by asking questions to the audience and making it friendlier. It engages you into conversation and makes you think she is speaking to you one on one ‘I don’t know what I look like anymore. Do you know what I mean?’ This makes the reader feel engaged and important to get them to carry on reading.
The style of the text is presented in a 3 column spread like a typical magazine article with very basic font with anchored letters at the start of the mid-entry paragraph on the second column with a big C behind to gain attention to the article. The image is very glamorous implying the magazine is very glamorous and the costume of Cheryl Cole is chosen to attract the attention of men. The article is different from other interviews but very similar to other pages featuring Cheryl Cole.
The page is laid out in a 3 column spread on the page with an image taking up about a quarter of the page with text all above and next to the image. There is a lot of writing on the page reflecting it could be quite long winded article, but breaks it up with the picture and the entry point with the C. This shows the audience that it is not a question, question article because there are not any breaks in the paragraphs.
The image in the picture is used to show glamour to betray the magazine as a glamorous. The back drop of the magazine photo is really class and eye catching because it is full of massive buildings with bright lights showing big glamour to make Cheryl seem big and glamorous. The caption of the page is one that addresses the audience in a first person manner by asking a question directly to the audience in first person.
It matches the front cover in the way that it is trying to look glamorous and stand out with bright colours and eye catching fonts. The font however is different than the front cover and other articles as the other fonts are slightly bigger and of a different colour using very good syntagmatic to stand out on the page.
The article does not really require previous knowledge of Cheryl Cole because it is all about how she currently feels bad that she doesn’t know how she feels anymore or how she wears. It asks questions to do with current time to show that she is asking of the readers opinions of now rather than questions about her past.
Try and think more carefully about using the voabulary I taught you. It is not necessary to use it three times-and indeed, it makes it look as if you don't understand it! Other than that this is a good analysis. Well done!
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