About this episode

The episode explores the poem 'Hoax' from Taylor Swift's album 'folklore', revealing deeper meanings through discussion.

In this episode, we are covering Hoax, the closing track from 2020’s folklore. Uncle Jerry starts out a bit iffy on his feelings about the poem, but talking through it with Angela helps him find extra meaning. *Links with an asterisk are affiliate links, which allow us to make a small commission on your purchase at no cost to you. Thanks so much for your support! Works Cited: Anaphora Ellipsis Oxymoron Polysemy Parallelism Paradox Fatalism Faithless Love – Linda Ronstadt i sing of Olaf glad and big – e.e. cummings To a Mouse – Robert Burns *Of Mice and Men – John Steinbeck To a Louse – Robert Burns Jonah 3 – Jonah Goes to Nineveh Synecdoche Metanarrative The Lord’s Prayer The Swiftie and The Scholar Grading Matrix Follow Us: Patreon ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠ ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ Threads ⁠Angela’s Instagram⁠ Uncle Jerry’s Instagram Angela’s YouTube Channel

People in this episode

Hosts: Angela McDow, Dr. Jerry Coats

Topics covered

• music analysis
• poetry interpretation
• Taylor Swift
• literary devices
• emotional exploration

Keywords

• Hoax
• folklore
• Taylor Swift
• poetry
• literary devices
• emotional meaning
• music commentary

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Hoax, folklore, Of Mice and Men, The Lord’s Prayer, The Swiftie and The Scholar Grading Matrix

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