The Secretive Destruction of Illicit Affairs

<p>Today we’re covering our penultimate folklore poem with Illicit Affairs. Uncle Jerry finds this song fits perfectly within the category of folklore, and shows us just how Taylor Swift’s use of language showcases the lack of love in this song.</p><p><br></p><p><em>*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!</em></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Works Cited:</strong></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interlocutor_(linguistics)"><u>Interlocutor</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.grammarly.com/blog/parts-of-speech/imperative-verbs/"><u>Imperative verb</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.britannica.com/art/dramatic-irony"><u>Dramatic irony</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jonah%201&version=NIV"><u>The Book of Jonah</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.poetryfoundation.org/education/glossary/synecdoche"><u>Synecdoche</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44272/the-road-not-taken"><u>The Road Not Taken – Robert Frost</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.poetryfoundation.org/education/glossary/aphorism"><u>Aphorism</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.poetryfoundation.org/education/glossary/assonance"><u>Assonance</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.poetryfoundation.org/education/glossary/alliteration"><u>Alliteration</u></a></p><p><a href="https://amzn.to/4rIbSZb"><u>*The Pleasure of the Text – Roland Barthes</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.poetryfoundation.org/education/glossary/anaphora"><u>Anaphora</u></a></p><p><a href="https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/symptoms/24995-synesthesia"><u>Synesthesia</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/50386/sonnet-138-when-my-love-swears-that-she-is-made-of-truth"><u>Sonnet 138 – William Shakespeare</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><