The Paradox and Parallelism of Peace

<p>Did we finally find Uncle Jerry’s least favorite folklore poem? And maybe Angela’s too? In this episode, we dissect Peace from Taylor Swift’s 2020 album, and Uncle Jerry finds many paradoxes and double meanings, while struggling to find a window to crawl through into the narrative. </p><p><br></p><p><strong>Works Cited:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.litcharts.com/literary-devices-and-terms/paradox"><u>Paradox</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.litcharts.com/literary-devices-and-terms/apostrophe"><u>Apostrophe</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.litcharts.com/literary-devices-and-terms/synecdoche"><u>Synecdoche</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVEFRQavTNI&list=RDSVEFRQavTNI&start_radio=1"><u>I Would Die 4 U – Prince</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MPZRcyTrcU&list=RD1MPZRcyTrcU&start_radio=1"><u>You’ve Got a Friend in Me – Randy Newman</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwGn73AW-gk"><u>Easy Silence – The Chicks</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UR2sO9rSBno&list=RDUR2sO9rSBno&start_radio=1"><u>Two Sleepy People – Fats Waller</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=surb8FzjWfg"><u>Stuck in the Middle With You – Stealers Wheel</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckKeQNCyPBU"><u>You Are My Sunshine – Jimmie Davis </u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FlXgSFksUY&list=RD4FlXgSFksUY&start_radio=1"><u>Standing In The Rain – John Paul Young</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQ8L3-GsYfs&list=RDLQ8L3-GsYfs&start_radio=1"><u>Standing In The Rain – Al Green</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlKrn5Pk_Bs&list=RDJlKrn5Pk_Bs&start_radio=1"><u>Standing In The Rain – Electric Light Orchestra</u></a></p><p><a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1fnP9Eoffzj1LWvQWstsaL5K1Q2eXiSoJUvNRaqcUpEY/edit?usp=sharing"><u>The Swiftie and The Scholar Grading Matrix</u></a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Follow Us:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/cw/TheSwiftieandTheScholar"><u>Patreon</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@swiftieandscholarpod"><u>⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@swiftieandscholarpod"><u>⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/swiftieandscholarpod/"><u>⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.threads.com/@swiftieandscholarpod"><u>Threads</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/angelawyattmcdow"><u>⁠A