episode 78: Taylor Swift , London Boy ( and Ted Hughes, William Blake)
April 15, 2020
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Scansion and imagery in Taylor Swift's song 'London Boy'. There are several references in the show today;
1. visualization of the scansion and metrical accents. Here's that table:
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2 |
3 |
4 |
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so |
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please |
show me |
hack- |
ney |
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doesn’t |
have to |
be |
louis |
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V |
up on |
bond |
street |
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just wanna bee-ee with you |
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stick with |
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me |
I'm your |
queen |
like a |
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tenne |
see |
stella |
ma |
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cart |
ney |
on the |
heath |
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just wanna bee-ee with you |
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2. Map of all the places mentioned in 'London Boy'