This article provides a summary of Amy Winehouse's life from her troubled childhood, time in rehab, and months leading up to her death in July 2011 at age 27. It analyzes the style and various elements of the double-paged spread obituary for Amy Winehouse in Q magazine from October 2011. The article uses descriptive language and long sentences to take a serious tone in recounting Winehouse's life story. A black and white photo of her occupies the entire second page, reflecting the tragedy of her death. The headline "Obituary: Amy Winehouse" avoids humor due to the subject matter.

1. Language:
Alliteration:
“TeeteringHighHeels”
“BruisedandBloodied”
Descriptive Adjectives:
Pre- “Towering”
“Disastrous”
“Posthumous”
Content:
The purpose of thisarticle isto
informthe audience aboutAmy’s
life.Itstartswithherschool life and
retellswhatappearstobe a
troubledchildhoodwhichincluded
beingkickedoutof the Britsschool
and hermarriage to Blake Fielder-
Cecil.Itinformsthe audience about
hertime inrehab andthe months
leadinguptoher deathwhere she
was thoughttohave her life backin
checkand was goingto produce
anotherstudioalbum.Thisgivesa
tragic atmosphere tothe piece as
theywouldbe thinkingwhatwould
have been.
Style:
Thisarticle isveryseriousasits
subjectmatterisabout a death,if
thistooka lightertone,whichcan
be deemedunnecessary,itwouldbe
contentious.There isascarce
amountof shortsentencesinthis
piece,the authorinsteadoptsfor
longsentencesasthisisan
informative articleandthe author
wantsto fitin as muchinformation
as possible.The longsentencesalso
supportthe fact that thisis a serious
topic;if it was totake a lightertone
thenthe author wouldinclude alot
of shortersentencessoitreads
quicker.
Photography:
The image of AmyWinehouse
occupiesthe whole of the second
page of thisdouble pagedspread.
Winehouse isn’tusingdirectaddress
whichsignifiesdistanceand
isolation,the image isinblackand
white whichcastsa reflective
attitude overthe article.These
featuresexpresshow muchof a
tragedyWinehouse’sdeathwas.
Headline:
The headline forthisarticle reads
“Obituary:AmyWinehouse”,there isno
sort of pun or alliterationusedhere
because of the subjectmatterand any
humoroustitle wouldcause controversy.
An Obituaryisan article thatreportson a
recentdeathand recitestheirlife.The sub
heading“14th September1983-23rd July
2011” is centredina goldbox.This
signifiescelebrationandhadconnotations
withachievementandprestige,this
signifieshowgoodAmywasandwhat she
didfor music.
ANALYSISOF A DOUBLE PAGED
SPREAD:
Q ISSUE OCTOBER 2011