In the WIRED article "Meet Steve, A New Kind of Aurora Borealis, the author (who is not listed) uses a casual tone, and frequent personification. In this article, a new special kind of Aurora possessing unique colors and features, dubbed Steve, is described. The author's casual and conversation tone is demonstrated by their opening sentence "Everyone, meet Steve.", akin to as if you were conversing with them in person as they introduced an acquaintance of theirs. This same sentence also demonstrates their personification of Steve the aurora, treating the inanimate natural phenomenon as a person that can actually be met. This is later continued with the statement "NASA will use ground observations alongside satellite data to learn exactly what Steve’s up to and how it’s creating a new show of lights.", characterizing the aurora's state as "what's it up to" as if it is doing a personified action.
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January 2018
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