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• Feature article


  When analysing a feature article it is important to consider:
• Aspects to consider when analysing a feature article

  • Publication Source
  • Author's Background
  • Audience Intention
  • Publication Date
  • Publication Platform
• Feature article


  When analysing a feature article it is important to consider:
• Aspects to consider when analysing a feature article

  • Publication Source
  • Author's Background
  • Audience Intention
  • Publication Date
  • Publication Platform
• Publication Source


  Identify the publication where the feature article appears
• Author's Background


  Explore the author's background, expertise, and perspective. Consider how their experiences and qualifications might shape their approach to the topic
• Audience Intention


  Determine the intended audience for the feature article
• Publication Date


  Consider the publication date to understand the temporal context. Some feature articles may be time-sensitive, while others may provide timeless insights
• Publication Platform


  Analyse the publication platform, whether it's a traditional newspaper, magazine, online outlet, or a specialized publication. Different platforms have different standards and expectations for content
• Value appeals (appeals to values)

  • Ethical/Moral Appeal
  • Patriotic Appeal
  • Environmental Appeal
  • Family Appeal
  • Health and Safety Appeal
  • Financial Appeal
  • Educational Appeal
  • Innovation and Progress Appeal
  • Beauty and Aesthetic Appeal
• Ethical/Moral Appeal


  Emphasises the moral or ethical aspects of a message, appealing to the audience's sense of right and wrong
• Patriotic Appeal


  Connects the message to national pride, loyalty, or love for one's country, aiming to evoke a sense of patriotism
• Environmental Appeal


  Stresses the importance of environmental responsibility, appealing to the audience's values related to nature conservation and sustainability
• Family Appeal


  Connects the message to family values, emphasising the impact on families or appealing to the audience's desire to protect and nurture their loved ones
• Health and Safety Appeal


  Emphasises the importance of health and safety, appealing to the audience's desire for personal well-being and that of their loved ones
• Financial Appeal


  Appeals to economic values, emphasizing cost savings, financial security, or economic prosperity as a result of taking a particular action
• Educational Appeal


  Stresses the importance of education and knowledge, appealing to the audience's desire for personal and societal improvement through learning
• Innovation and Progress Appeal

  Emphasizes the importance of innovation, progress, and staying ahead, appealing to the audience's desire for advancement and improvement
• Beauty and Aesthetic Appeal


  Appeals to the audience's appreciation for beauty, aesthetics, and cultural or artistic values
• How feature articles differ from newspaper articles

  • Depth and Detail
  • Human Interest
  • Storytelling
  • Analysis and Interpretation
  • Longer Length
  • Creative Writing Style
• Logos


  Appeals to the audience's sense of logic and reason
• Pathos


  Appeals to the audience's emotions
• Ethos


  Appeals to the authority, credibility or character of the speaker/writer
• Kairos


  Appeals to time sensitivity, urgency or optimality; also understanding the optimal time and place to appeal to a specific audience
• Topos


  Common or recurring themes, structures or rhetorical strategies
• Tone


  The tone of a feature article can vary from informal to formal, striking a balance between professionalism and reader engagement. It may be empathetic, reflective, or enthusiastic, depending on the subject
• Voice


  The voice is typically authoritative, conveying expertise, and may involve a narrative style for storytelling. It aims to be engaging, adaptable, and adjusted to suit the article's purpose, content, and audience
• Macro Text Structures


  • Problem - solution
  • Cause - effect
  • Compare - contrast
  • Repetition or recursion
  • Linearity or chronology
  • Circular
  • Narrative
• Micro Text Structures


  • Prolepsis (aka procatalepsis)
  • Listing and layering
  • Call to action
  • Alternation
  • Allusions and analogies
• Prolepsis (aka procatalepsis)


  Anticipating a counter argument and addressing before the opposition has a chance
• Listing and layering


  Listing clearly orders points of argument with recognisable markers (e.g. Exhibit A, firstly/secondly etc.) while layer adds layers of complexity to preceding points
• Call to action


  Often used at the conclusion, this is an appeal to the audience to do something: undertake an action, change a behaviour or way of thinking
• Alternation


  Alternating between two perspectives, points of view or lines of argument
• Allusions and analogies


  Making reference – either suggested or oblique – to other stories or examples as a way of suggesting an order to events or points
• Language features


  • Metaphor
  • Simile
  • Personification
  • Imagery
  • Hyperbole
  • Irony
  • Oxymoron
  • Puns
  • Repetition
  • Colloquialism
  • Diction
  • Register
  • Connotation
  • Emotive language
  • High modality
  • Imperatives
  • Jargon
  • Superlative
• Metaphor


  Implies a comparison between two unlike things without using "like" or "as" to highlight a similarity
• Simile


  Compares two different things using "like" or "as"
• Personification


  Attributes human characteristics to non-human entities
• Imagery


  Descriptive language that appeals to the senses, creating mental images for the reader or listener
• Hyperbole


  Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally