The Despair and Persistence of This is Me Trying

2026-10-01 · 69 min · episode 59 · 5 entities

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We’ve made it to the end of the folklore road! Join Uncle Jerry and Angela as they discuss this is me trying, where the duo finds some Typical Taylor, ambiguity, paradox, multiple meanings, and so much more. Come back for the next two weeks as we wrap-up discussion of the album as a whole. Works Cited: Couplets Heroic couplets Anaphora Starship Troopers (1997) Enjambment Ellipsis In medias res The Odyssey – Homer Caesura Why I Write – Joan Didion Simile The Swiftie and The Scholar Grading Matrix Follow Us: Patreon ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠ ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ Threads ⁠Angela’s Instagram⁠ Uncle Jerry’s Instagram Angela’s YouTube Channel