The media perceives Taylor Swift as nothing more than a clingy, manipulative, and crazy young woman who jumps from relationship to relationship. Being the lyrical genius she is, Swift created the song "Blank Space" in 2014 to defend her position with this preconceived notion. She uses many rhetorical devices to explain her position in this argument against the media. With the beneficial use of rhetorical devices, Taylor Swift shows that boys will only stay if it is worth a fight, and that she is fully conscious of the media representation.
The lyrics alone pack a lot of meaning into the near 4 minute duration of the song. When first heard it can be easy to mistake it for another pop song with little to no meaning at all. However, the lyrics …show more content…
The tone of the song is very upbeat and therefore contradicts with the entire analysis of the lyrics. As an audience, it can be inferred that Swift uses this cheery tone to make it seem just like all of the other tunes in todays pop culture. As soon as the music video begins, the audience is introduced to the male that Swift is in relations with. He is seen getting out of a fancy and rare car; this makes him seem just as fancy and rare as his car. The next scene displays Taylor Swift in bed with her breakfast laying next to her and a cat draped on her hand. This simple depiction proves that she is a high maintenance, needy girlfriend. The occasion of this video is set in a mansion. The castle served as one of the inspirations for Jay Gatsby 's estate in F. Scott Fitzgerald 's The Great Gatsby. This Gatsby reference relates to the lyrics, "new money, suit and tie" (Swift). Symbolism with an apple is used toward the end of the music video. Swift 's character grips the apple very tightly and eventually the camera angle switches to reveal the male choking on an apple. This proves that Taylor is truly in
The lyrics alone pack a lot of meaning into the near 4 minute duration of the song. When first heard it can be easy to mistake it for another pop song with little to no meaning at all. However, the lyrics …show more content…
The tone of the song is very upbeat and therefore contradicts with the entire analysis of the lyrics. As an audience, it can be inferred that Swift uses this cheery tone to make it seem just like all of the other tunes in todays pop culture. As soon as the music video begins, the audience is introduced to the male that Swift is in relations with. He is seen getting out of a fancy and rare car; this makes him seem just as fancy and rare as his car. The next scene displays Taylor Swift in bed with her breakfast laying next to her and a cat draped on her hand. This simple depiction proves that she is a high maintenance, needy girlfriend. The occasion of this video is set in a mansion. The castle served as one of the inspirations for Jay Gatsby 's estate in F. Scott Fitzgerald 's The Great Gatsby. This Gatsby reference relates to the lyrics, "new money, suit and tie" (Swift). Symbolism with an apple is used toward the end of the music video. Swift 's character grips the apple very tightly and eventually the camera angle switches to reveal the male choking on an apple. This proves that Taylor is truly in