GTFO. After our last Show and Tell on Toxic Relationships, on this episode we do a deep dive into “it’s time to go,” Track 17 from "evermore" (2020). We explore how Taylor Swift uses universal experiences like infidelity and betrayal to help us empathize with her own (very unique) experience of losing her masters. It wouldn’t be an AP class without some literary devices, so we learn about internal rhymes and Taylor’s use of anaphora. What do “Cheetah Girls,” “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” “The Little Mermaid,” and the January 6th insurrection have with this song? Listen and find out! 

Mentioned in the episode: 

“It’s time to go,” evermore

“You’re on Your Own Kid,” Midnights 

The Odyssey, Homer

“Cheetah Girls” 

Palace of Bones

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

The Little Mermaid 

“Barbie” (2023)

Harry Potter Series

Anaphora: the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses 

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Episode Highlights: 

[01:28] How we do a deep dive analysis on AP Taylor Swift

[02:30] “15 years, 15 million tears” - How Taylor makes us empathize with her own personal experience

[09:16] “Then the son of the boss gets the spot that was yours” - Getting into poetic analysis with internal rhymes and anaphora 

[13:39] “When the words of a sister come back in whispers” - Who is Taylor talking to?

[18:33] “The snaps from the same little breaks in your soul” - Trusting your gut

[24:25] “Something walking out is the one thing” - Why word choice matters

[27:33] “it’s time to go” - Where we make a connection to January 6th

[30:15] “And you know in your soul” - Finding the purpose of the song

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