Verisimilitude

This music video creates verisimilitude in that it presents a reality that the audience has an experience of, which in this case is being heartbroken. It shows a women, after the end of a relationship feeling down and reminiscing the relationship. From personal experience and others I know of people that prefer to be on their own to think and this video is showing this.

It also shows an example of trying to find her own identity, as now she is single she may feel as though she has to change to find someone else "guess you gave me things, I couldn't give to you".

Adele is shown as looking quite vulnerable too as the video is in black and white and she is on her own, isolated. Feeling in this way also shows vulnerability.

This video shows reality as much as possible in that it is her walking along a river at normal pace, dressed in casual autumn clothing, viewing sites, with birds flying by. The narration flows in a chronological sequence which shows realism.

The only aspect of the video that is not realistic is the fact that it is in black and white. The artist would not be viewing black and white and therefore it is an effect to make it look more mellow and upsetting.