The Swiftie and The Scholar

The Coming of Age Narrative in You’re On Your Own, Kid

Angela finally introduces Uncle Jerry to a pivotal track 5 from Taylor Swift’s discography—You’re On Your Own, Kid. They discuss the real life events that could have inspired the song and Uncle Jerry talks about other pieces of pop culture that tell a similar story. Works Cited: Anaphora [https://www.poetryfoundation.org/education/glossary/anaphora] Colloquial diction [https://poemanalysis.com/diction/colloquial-diction/] Dramatic irony [https://www.litcharts.com/literary-devices-and-terms/dramatic-irony] Free indirect discourse [https://writers.com/what-is-free-indirect-discourse] Verbal irony [https://www.litcharts.com/literary-devices-and-terms/verbal-irony] Auditory imagery [https://literarydevices.net/auditory-imagery/] Metonymy [https://www.litcharts.com/literary-devices-and-terms/metonymy] Adventures of Huckleberry Finn – Mark Twain – Aff link [https://amzn.to/446dLUw] The Divine Comedy – Dante Alighieri – Aff link [https://amzn.to/4v5f9S8] Sonnet 73 – William Shakespeare [https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45099/sonnet-73-that-time-of-year-thou-mayst-in-me-behold] The Great Escape (1963) [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057115/] Li'l Abner [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Li%27l_Abner] Parataxis [https://www.litcharts.com/literary-devices-and-terms/parataxis] Father and Son – Cat Stevens [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxjTC0bmKls] Keep a-Goin’ – Frank L. Stanton [https://www.facebook.com/groups/780120046829787/posts/906635044178286/]  The Swiftie and The Scholar Grading Matrix [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1fnP9Eoffzj1LWvQWstsaL5K1Q2eXiSoJUvNRaqcUpEY/edit?usp=sharing] Follow Us: Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/cw/TheSwiftieandTheScholar] ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@swiftieandscholarpod] ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@swiftieandscholarpod] ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/swiftieandscholarpod/] Threads [https://www.threads.com/@swiftieandscholarpod] ⁠Angela’s Instagram⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/angelawyattmcdow] Uncle Jerry’s Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/drunclejerry/]

The Chronicles of Conflict in The Great War

In this episode, Uncle Jerry and Angela tackle The Great War from 2022’s Midnights. Uncle Jerry wrestles with the idea of using a horrific event as a metaphor, and he teaches all about the many floral symbols used throughout the poem. Works Cited: The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady – Edith Holden – Aff Link [https://amzn.to/3SpO7HB] The Great War and Modern Memory – Paul Fussell – Aff Link [https://amzn.to/4gAZRRv] The Strange Destiny of Rupert Brooke Hardcover – John Lehmann [https://www.biblio.com/book/strange-destiny-rupert-brooke-lehmann-john/d/1400140958] Siegfried Sassoon [https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/siegfried-sassoon] Memoirs of an Infantry Officer: The Memoirs of George Sherston – Siegfried Sassoon – Aff Link [https://amzn.to/43PvPly] Goodbye to All That – Robert Graves – Aff Link [https://amzn.to/43Qttmy] All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0020629] War Poems – Wilfred Owen – Aff Link [https://amzn.to/3QUwvTO] Dulce et Decorum Est – Wilfred Owen [https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46560/dulce-et-decorum-est] Poetry of the First World War: An Anthology – Tim Kendall – Aff Link [https://amzn.to/4p21n1v] The Soldier – Rupert Brooke [https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/13076/the-soldier] In Flanders Fields – John McCrae [https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/47380/in-flanders-fields] The History and Rhymes of the Lost Battalion – Buck Private McCollum – Aff Link [https://amzn.to/43ULEr8] Crimson & Clover – Tommy James and the Shondells [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XS0niyiKlcw&list=RDXS0niyiKlcw&start_radio=1] The Swiftie and The Scholar Grading Matrix [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1fnP9Eoffzj1LWvQWstsaL5K1Q2eXiSoJUvNRaqcUpEY/edit?usp=sharing] Follow Us: Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/cw/TheSwiftieandTheScholar] ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@swiftieandscholarpod] ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@swiftieandscholarpod] ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/swiftieandscholarpod/] Threads [https://www.threads.com/@swiftieandscholarpod] ⁠Angela’s Instagram⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/angelawyattmcdow] Uncle Jerry’s Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/drunclejerry/]

The Parachute of Childhood in I Knew It, I Knew You

Man, it’s been a while! Today we’re covering the newly released I Knew It, I Knew You from Toy Story 5 and current #1 on the Billboard 100 chart. Uncle Jerry takes us through the poem, talking all about childhood and friendship and how both this song and the movie franchise showcase the magic of being a kid.  We bring in a special guest–an expert–at the end to grade the song. Works Cited: Homonym [https://www.grammarly.com/blog/writing-tips/homonyms/] Runnin’ Wild – Some Like It Hot [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zNWgGX48wY] Volta [https://www.poetryfoundation.org/education/glossary/volta] Emjambment [https://www.poetryfoundation.org/education/glossary/enjambment] Epiphora or Epistrophe [https://literarydevices.net/epiphora/] Leaves of Grass – Walt Whitman [https://web.english.upenn.edu/~cavitch/pdf-library/Whitman_Leaves_1855_facsimile.pdf] Anagnorisis [https://www.britannica.com/art/anagnorisis] Epizeuxis [https://www.litcharts.com/literary-devices-and-terms/epizeuxis] Dramatic Irony [https://www.litcharts.com/literary-devices-and-terms/dramatic-irony] Mnemonic [https://literaryterms.net/mnemonic/] I Knew It, I Knew You Visualizer [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aj4MysWiobw&list=RDaj4MysWiobw&start_radio=1] The Swiftie and The Scholar Grading Matrix [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1fnP9Eoffzj1LWvQWstsaL5K1Q2eXiSoJUvNRaqcUpEY/edit?usp=sharing] Follow Us: Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/cw/TheSwiftieandTheScholar] ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@swiftieandscholarpod] ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@swiftieandscholarpod] ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/swiftieandscholarpod/] Threads [https://www.threads.com/@swiftieandscholarpod] ⁠Angela’s Instagram⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/angelawyattmcdow] Uncle Jerry’s Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/drunclejerry/]

The Light of Stardom in Clara Bow

We are taking it back to the 1920s (and then the 1970s) today with Clara Bow from The Tortured Poets Department. Uncle Jerry talks all about the early film industry, Stevie Nicks, the violence of beauty and fame for women, and so much more.  Works Cited: Clara Bow [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001966/] The Jazz Singer (1927) [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0018037/] Greta Garbo [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greta_Garbo] Douglas Fairbanks [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Fairbanks] John Gilbert [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Gilbert_(actor)] Michael Curtiz [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Curtiz] Casablanca (1942) [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0034583/] The Lodger (1947) [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0017075/] World’s Columbian Exposition (1893) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World%27s_Columbian_Exposition] The Birth of a Nation (1915) [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0004972/] It (1927) [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0018033/] It – Elinor Glyn – Aff Link [https://bookshop.org/a/113665/9781592115501] Caesura [https://www.poetryfoundation.org/education/glossary/caesura] Horatio Alger [https://www.britannica.com/biography/Horatio-Alger] Death of a Salesman – Arthur Miller [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_a_Salesman] A Cool Million – Nathanael West – Aff Link [https://amzn.to/4vr4KRr] The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus – Christopher Marlowe [https://www.gutenberg.org/files/779/779-h/779-h.htm] To an Athlete Dying Young – A. E. Housman [https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46452/to-an-athlete-dying-young] Idle Fame – John Clare [https://allpoetry.com/Idle-Fame] The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson – Aff Link [https://amzn.to/3RHw1k5] Fame is a fickle food (1659) – Emily Dickinson [https://poets.org/poem/fame-fickle-food-1659] Fame is a bee. (1788) – Emily Dickinson [https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/52139/fame-is-a-bee-1788] Mirrorball/Clara Bow Mash-up [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyqPjlgOKLg] The Swiftie and The Scholar Grading Matrix [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1fnP9Eoffzj1LWvQWstsaL5K1Q2eXiSoJUvNRaqcUpEY/edit?usp=sharing] Follow Us: Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/cw/TheSwiftieandTheScholar] ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@swiftieandscholarpod] ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@swiftieandscholarpod] ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/swiftieandscholarpod/] Threads [https://www.threads.com/@swiftieandscholarpod] ⁠Angela’s Instagram⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/angelawyattmcdow] Uncle Jerry’s Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/drunclejerry/]

The Nature of Fame in Mirrorball

We’re back in our folklore era with mirrorball today! Uncle Jerry had some extra time with this one and doesn’t even know where to start the discussion. We get into the uses of mirrors in folklore, how this was made during the pandemic, and discuss the many facets of celebrity. Make sure you come back next week for another song discussing the nature of fame. Works Cited: The Philosophy of Reflection: Mirrors as Symbols Across Cultures [https://merithome.co.uk/the-philosophy-of-reflection-mirrors-as-symbols-across-cultures/?srsltid=AfmBOoqpnd2GlLVVfNa374FAdKZpMeGHRTWH2FVxkYJh0jb9zpGVMbec] Catoptromancy [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catoptromancy] Through the Looking Glass – Lewis Carroll – Aff Link [https://amzn.to/4ujBQlr] Perseus and Medusa [https://www.theoi.com/articles/the-myth-of-perseus-and-medusa-explained/] A Discovery of Witches (2018) [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2177461/] 'Spirit mirror' used by 16th-century occultist John Dee came from the Aztec Empire [https://www.livescience.com/john-dee-spirit-mirror-aztec] Conceit [https://www.poetryfoundation.org/education/glossary/conceit] Anaphora [https://www.poetryfoundation.org/education/glossary/anaphora] Inclusio [https://www.gotquestions.org/what-is-an-inclusio.html] Ouroboros [https://www.feelnopain.it/en/blog/the-ouroboros-history-meaning-and-symbolism/?srsltid=AfmBOooY8npWccHjE4fezbhN0ssDX-JQVmuObcrIby2SFKgziHSGhm_k] Albertus Magnus and the Magic Mirror [https://occult-world.com/mirrors-witchcraft/] Loafing Him was Bread T-Shirt  [https://go.shopmy.us/p-60959200] The House of Fame – Geoffrey Chaucer [https://www.poetryintranslation.com/PITBR/English/Fame.php] The Temple of Fame – Alexander Pope [https://allpoetry.com/The-Temple-of-Fame] The Swiftie and The Scholar Grading Matrix [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1fnP9Eoffzj1LWvQWstsaL5K1Q2eXiSoJUvNRaqcUpEY/edit?usp=sharing] Follow Us: Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/cw/TheSwiftieandTheScholar] ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@swiftieandscholarpod] ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@swiftieandscholarpod] ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/swiftieandscholarpod/] Threads [https://www.threads.com/@swiftieandscholarpod] ⁠Angela’s Instagram⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/angelawyattmcdow] Uncle Jerry’s Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/drunclejerry/]