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Text A is a biographical account of Meryl Streep by the Magazine Marie Claire in which the writer explores how this famous actress got her career started. The piece which is intended for a female audience who enjoy Fashion and Living and know of/enjoy Meryl Streep’s work holds a tone resembling one of awe and reverence for the actress.

Text B is a quite favourable review of the Australian Ballet’s Cinderella which is intended for those interested in Ballet or those going to the Adelaide Festival Theatre. It is attempting to get potential viewers to watch the shower and is trying to change the opinions of those who have already watched it.

There are multiple complex sentences in Text B as the writer attempts to create this vivid and specific image of the opera within the mind of the reader. The use of different clauses within a sentence helps to let the authors idea’s flow more fluently and lets him talk in more depth about his experiences. Also it lets him link the different topics he is talking about together. An example of one of these complex sentences is found in the fifth paragraph. The first clause “Wendall K Harrington’s projection design is at times overbearing” shows that author is still a fair reviewer and is not biased, he is capable of finding faults in the piece. The

There are multiple superlatives such as “unparalleled”, “rousing” and “star power” all of which show how highly the author thinks of Meryl Streep and how highly they want the reader to think of her. This constant use of superlatives with no negative qualities also shows off a bias the writer may have, though it is only a magazine piece so there is no expectation by for very deep articles. Meryl Streep is also described as being “the greatest actress of all time” which is intended to make a casual reader of the magazine more interested in her and how she obtained this