I’m just a woman with perimenopause insomnia who wants to read brilliant, detailed dissections of Taylor swift and Tortured Poets in the middle of the night and damn you scratched that itch with acrylic nails
Describing loose and clearly arbitrary rhyme schemes is not the same as justifying their quality. Most songwriters use assonance because…it’s easy. Any familiarity with poetry would reveal how much of a crutch it tends to be for a bad poet.
I’m just a woman with perimenopause insomnia who wants to read brilliant, detailed dissections of Taylor swift and Tortured Poets in the middle of the night and damn you scratched that itch with acrylic nails
Love this <3
One of my favorite analyses of the new album and Taylor in general I’ve read!
Your piece is amazing.
I really appreciate an analysis of her actual writing style and influences.
Describing loose and clearly arbitrary rhyme schemes is not the same as justifying their quality. Most songwriters use assonance because…it’s easy. Any familiarity with poetry would reveal how much of a crutch it tends to be for a bad poet.
Two lines.