Finding Agency in Dear John

<p>We’re back in our Speak Now era with Dear John. Angela explains the lore behind this quintessential track 5 from Taylor Swift, and Uncle Jerry talks himself into being a fan of this poem. </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/Dear_John_letter"><u>Dear John Letter</u></a></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnes_von_Kurowsky"><u>Agnes von Kurowsky</u></a></p><p><a href="https://amzn.to/3RBJpqc"><u>*A Farewell to Arms – Ernest Hemingway </u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMueKWzG0WE"><u>A Dear John Letter – Jean Shepard &amp; Ferlin Husky</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GIQ7UwZkuo&list=RD7GIQ7UwZkuo&start_radio=1"><u>Dear John Letter – Whitney Houston</u></a></p><p><a href="https://mythcreants.com/blog/a-beginners-guide-to-writing-epistolary/"><u>Epistolary frame</u></a></p><p><a href="https://poemanalysis.com/literary-device/inversion/"><u>Poetic Inversion</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.litcharts.com/literary-devices-and-terms/dramatic-irony"><u>Dramatic Irony</u></a></p><p><a href="https://mseffie.com/assignments/poem-a-day/metapoetry.html"><u>Metapoetry</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.poetryfoundation.org/education/glossary/metonymy"><u>Metonymy </u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43606/the-scholar-gipsy"><u>The Scholar-Gipsy – Matthew Arnold</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>⁠Angela’s Instagram⁠</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/drunclejerry/"><u>Uncle Jerry’s Instagram</u></a><br></p>