The Devastating Paradox of Hoax

<p>In this episode, we are covering Hoax, the closing track from 2020’s folklore. Uncle Jerry starts out a bit iffy on his feelings about the poem, but talking through it with Angela helps him find extra meaning.</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://www.poetryfoundation.org/education/glossary/anaphora"><u>Anaphora</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/ellipsis"><u>Ellipsis</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.litcharts.com/literary-devices-and-terms/oxymoron"><u>Oxymoron</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.novlr.org/glossary/polysemy"><u>Polysemy</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.litcharts.com/literary-devices-and-terms/parallelism"><u>Parallelism</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.litcharts.com/literary-devices-and-terms/paradox"><u>Paradox</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fatalism"><u>Fatalism</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGmUYlsXTD4"><u>Faithless Love – Linda Ronstadt</u></a></p><p><a href="https://poets.org/poem/i-sing-olaf-glad-and-big"><u>i sing of Olaf glad and big – e.e. cummings</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43816/to-a-mouse-56d222ab36e33"><u>To a Mouse – Robert Burns</u></a></p><p><a href="https://amzn.to/4wQ6Uua"><u>*Of Mice and Men – John Steinbeck</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poem/louse-seeing-one-ladys-bonnet-church/"><u>To a Louse – Robert Burns</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jonah%203&version=NIV"><u>Jonah 3 – Jonah Goes to Nineveh</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.poetryfoundation.org/education/glossary/synecdoche"><u>Synecdoche</u></a></p><p><a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/metanarrative"><u>Metanarrative</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.lords-prayer-words.com/lord_traditional_king_james.html"><u>The Lord’s Prayer</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></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@angelawyattmcdow"><u>Angela’s YouTube Channel</u></a><br></p>