#buzzfeedpoem

[dominicsymes]

COMMENTARY: 7 PICTURES OF BEYONCE THAT TOTALLY REDEFINE PERFECTION. This poem comments on the attention grabbing style of headlines used on Buzzfeed. There seems to be no objective for the site other than generating web traffic and getting people to their site by appealing to things that are popular or trending. It is a news site that doesn’t present any real news. From reading the titles on the page, I realized patterns such as the appeal to female users. As it is imitative appropriation, I emphasized this useless news aspect of the site by referencing cats and Game of Thrones. I also incorporated the second person into the poem as this is a tactic used by the site to engage their audience.

[dominicsymes]

CONTEXTUAL STATEMENT: 7 PICTURES OF BEYONCE THAT TOTALLY REDEFINE PERFECTION This poem assumes the style of article headlines on Buzzfeed, a website that presents content. The style of language is very specific to the viral intention of the website, to generate traffic onto the site. As all the headlines on the site contain numbers I chose to present the poem as a countdown.

[dominicsymes]

7 PICTURES OF BEYONCE THAT TOTALLY REDEFINE PERFECTION.

14 must see pictures of cats.

13 minutes into this video you will be speechless (watch all the way to the end).

12 celebrity twitter wars.

11 thoughts every woman has had trying on a swimsuit.

10 reasons your english major will get you nowhere.

9 signs you grew up in Australia in the nineties.

8 G.O.T facts that will change how you watch the show forever (spoiler alert!)

7 pictures of Beyonce that totally redefine perfection.

6 best disney princesses.

5 songs with outrageously epic intros (you won’t be able to sit still).

4 pictures that prove how eyebrows change your face.

3 ways to get your cat to love you more.

2 very different ways to approach the red carpet (you decide).

1 website you need to visit today.