Light’s Out: Astrothesia of the Self in We Were Happy




What's in a Name: Antonomasia in Mr. Perfectly Fine


Goo All Over Me: Dirty Metaphors from the Vault

Both an Entrance and an Exit: Derridean Deconstruction in The Other Side of the Door


Shall I Compare Thee to a Superstar: Astrothesia in Taylor Swift


Rain, Rain Don’t Go Away: Passive Risk-taking in Come in with the Rain


Meet me at Midnight: Liminal Time in Untouchable


We Have Liftoff: Avoiding Hard Landings in Jump Then Fall


I’ve heard there was a secret chord that Taylor sang: Biblical genres in Change


Ode on a VHS Tape: Ekphrasis in The Best Day


I Remember it All Too Well: Eyewitness Testimony in Forever & Always


Your Love is My Drug: Withdrawal Symptoms in The Way I Loved You


Words Mean Nothing: The Nihilist Semiotics of You're Not Sorry


Tell Me Why Breaking Up is Sometimes Better Than the Alternative


Love as Life Support: Breaking up Biological Function in Breathe


She says how she feels, I say nothing: Communication styles in You Belong with Me


I’m not mad I’m just disappointed: Deconstructionist autocriticism in White Horse


Saint Stephen I just wrote you a paean: Signifier and signified in Hey Stephen


Happy Ending or Tragedy Impending? Metafictional Reflection in Love Story


Wisdom of the Elders: 18yo Swift recalls being Fifteen