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The Swiftie and The Scholar
The Swiftie and The Scholar

The Despair and Persistence of This is Me Trying

1 tim 9 min•1 oktober 2026

Om avsnittet

We’ve made it to the end of the folklore road! Join Uncle Jerry and Angela as they discuss this is me trying, where the duo finds some Typical Taylor, ambiguity, paradox, multiple meanings, and so much more. 

Come back for the next two weeks as we wrap-up discussion of the album as a whole.


Works Cited:

Couplets

Heroic couplets

Anaphora

Starship Troopers (1997)

Enjambment

Ellipsis

In medias res

The Odyssey – Homer

Caesura

Why I Write – Joan Didion

Simile

The Swiftie and The Scholar Grading Matrix


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