Suggested Pattern of Article Analysis

The original source of  a popular newspaper, a quality paper, a magazine, a journal,

the article
The author of the 
article and its target
reader.
Analyze the headline  clickbait, rhetoric question, advice, opinion, review, remark, forecast etc.
of the article
State the subject-  clearness, preciseness, objectivity.
matter of the text,
summarize the main
facts.
Name the key words  Mindmap, synonym clustering = key concepts
and their contextual
synonyms.
Analyze the structure  (textual composition and layout)
of the article
The style of the  (formal, informal, semi-formal)
article.
Determine the type of  (descriptive, discursive, narrative)
writing
Techniques for  (addressing the reader directly, mentioning background information, asking a
beginnings and rhetorical question, stating the reason for writing; making a thought-provoking
endings used in the statement, making a prediction for the future, summarizing the main opinion,
article making reference for further action).

Identify the forms of  (the author’s narrative, direct or reported speech)

presentation of the
article
Identify the slant of  (casual, ironic, humorous, dramatic, agitated, impartial, moralizing, etc.)
the article
Analyze the stylistic  the choice of the vocabulary (neutral, descriptive, emotional, formal,
peculiarities of the conversational, technical),
article: expressive
means/stylistic devices
and their stylistic
functions in the text.
Dwell on the author’s  The verbs which can be used to describe the writer's purpose:
aim in writing the
article and evaluate  to persuade, to inform, to entertain, to warn, to complain, to comment, to describe,
the achieved results. to criticize etc.
Comment on the
quality of the
information and ways
of its presentation in
the article.
Express your opinion  The adjectives that describe how he feels:
concerning the
problems brought up  interested, angry, admiring, sad, confused, charmed, enthusiastic,
in the article.