English Coursework Text Transformation Commentary
English Coursework Text Transformation Commentary I chose to transform the 19th century poem "Maude Clare", by Christina Rossetti into a contemporary magazine article by interviewing the characters from the poem as though it were a true story for the audience to read for entertainment. I chose the "Maude Clare" poem because I found it interesting to read and could imagine reading it as a story from a book or from a magazine or newspaper article. The poem has a dramatic storyline of a bride and groom being embarrassed after they leave the church. The storyline would cause a scandal and would appeal to a wide audience who thrive on gossip. E.g. a tabloid newspaper or a glossy magazine. I decided the article would be written for a glossy magazine. Maude Clare and Lord Thomas are getting married at the church, and just as everything seems perfect, their wedding day is disrupted when the grooms ex girlfriend turns up to announce she is pregnant. Neither the bride nor the groom experience joy during the occasion because of Maude Clare's patent presence. Her presence sullies the marriage between Nell and him, adding conflict to the wedding. Rosseti contrasts Maude Clare and the bride throughout the poem. I transformed the poem by writing it as a story as though I am the reporter interviewing the guests at the wedding. I modernised the story by making Nell and Tom ordinary
Comparison of a tabloid and broadsheet article - Broadsheet and tabloid newspapers employ different techniques to appeal to their readership.
Comparison of a tabloid and broadsheet article Broadsheet and tabloid newspapers employ different techniques to appeal to their readership. A typical tabloid article has a simple, sensational headline, sometimes in the form of a pun, which grabs the reader's attention. The sub-headings are shorter and tend to be more vague, therefore open for interpretation, which means the reader has to read on for a further insight into the story. Its style of writing is very different from a broadsheet. They tend to use sensational language, which can blow the article out of proportion. This form of language appeals to a certain audience who are looking for a less challenging read, and the humorous style appeals to an audience ranging from teenagers to the elderly. Although tabloid articles can be more humorous, sensational and biased, they still have facts and opinions to back up their argument. The emotive language, used frequently in tabloid articles, perhaps is an attempt to evoke sympathy, influencing the reader's opinions and allowing them to form a more biased perspective. This form of language would cause the popularity to increase so there would be a rise in sales, despite the fact that the articles included may have been exaggerated and blown out of proportion. A typical broadsheet article, on the other hand, is completely the opposite, as it can tackle more serious topics