PRESENTATION OUTLINE
BLANK SPACE BY TAYLOR SWIFT
In the song Blank Space, there are many poetic devices. The first one is metaphor, it is when writers compare two things. The next is simile, it is when writers compare two things using like or as. The next is repetition, it is when a writer repeats something over and over again. The next is personification, it is when writers give human characteristics to animals or other things. The last one is hyperbole, it is when writers exaggerate or stretch the truth.
The song Blank Space has many ups and downs in the lyrics. The meaning behind them however is different. The song's actual meaning is to be careful with people in general because some of the ones you thought you could trust, you can't. In this Taylor is talking about the social media.
The theme of Blank Space is be careful of people. The reason that the theme is be careful of people is because in the song, she is with a guy and she thinks that they are meant for each other. What happens is she finds out he is cheating on her and then he denies it. She becomes very upset and he basically doesn't care and she takes revenge on him. In this she talks about social media being mean to her.
The tone of this song is upset because someone betrayed her. Another tone of the song is angry because she got betrayed. Another tone is upset because she lost her trust in someone. The last tone for the song is happy. She was happy because she thought she found someone she could trust. There are many different tones in the song because she goes through many emotional states because she is being cheated on.
The speaker of the song is a girl who has been betrayed.There are many shifts in the song and in her moods. The reason why there are so many shifts is because at the beginning she is really happy because she found someone that she can trust and then they make her upset. She goes from happy to upset to revengeful to betrayed . As you can see there are many changes in the speaker's attitude.
The setting of this song is anywhere.She trusts someone and they betray her . The time of the song is 1989. There are no changes in the setting. There are no shifts in the setting because the whole song takes place in one spot.
