When Bob Dylan won the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature, he reignited an age-old debate as to whether song lyrics count as poetry or any kind of literature at all. So, do song lyrics count as poetry? Are Taylor Swift and Olivia Rodrigo poetic geniuses? Join me in this video essay as we find out. #poetry #lyrics #bobdylan #taylorswift #literature #writing
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0:00 Intro--Bob Dylan's Nobel Prize in Literature
3:00 Yes, songs count as poems
7:14 Why critics don't like songs as poems
12:47 Songs in the classroom
19:44 Analyzing "Would've, Could've, Should've" By Taylor Swift
20:56 Title, read-through, Paraphrase, and Speaker
25:09 Figurative language
34:03 Attitude, Shifts, Title (revisited), and Theme
36:26 Conclusion
All clips and poems used in this video fall under fair use as they are part of my critique/review. JJJreact
Editor: Khabi Javan
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