The Swiftie and The Scholar
The Coming of Age Narrative in You’re On Your Own, Kid
July 2 · 1 hr 8 min · Season 46 · Episode 1 · 66.7 MB
0:00-1:08:44
Streams straight from the publisher. podnod never proxies or re-hosts episode audio.
Angela finally introduces Uncle Jerry to a pivotal track 5 from Taylor Swift’s discography—You’re On Your Own, Kid. They discuss the real life events that could have inspired the song and Uncle Jerry talks about other pieces of pop culture that tell a similar story.
Works Cited:
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn – Mark Twain – Aff link
The Divine Comedy – Dante Alighieri – Aff link
Sonnet 73 – William Shakespeare
Keep a-Goin’ – Frank L. Stanton
The Swiftie and The Scholar Grading Matrix
Follow Us:
Anaphora
poetryfoundation.orgColloquial diction
poemanalysis.comDramatic irony
litcharts.comFree indirect discourse
writers.comVerbal irony
litcharts.comAuditory imagery
literarydevices.netMetonymy
litcharts.comSonnet 73 – William Shakespeare
poetryfoundation.orgThe Great Escape (1963)
imdb.comLi'l Abner
en.wikipedia.orgParataxis
litcharts.comFather and Son – Cat Stevens
youtube.comKeep a-Goin’ – Frank L. Stanton
facebook.comThe Swiftie and The Scholar Grading Matrix
docs.google.comPatreon
patreon.comYouTube
youtube.comTikTok
tiktok.comInstagram
instagram.comThreads
threads.comAngela’s Instagram
instagram.comUncle Jerry’s Instagram
instagram.com
