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Do any Taylor Swift songs have personification in them?

Yes, there are numerous Taylor Swift songs that feature personification. For instance:

1. "Our Song" (Red):

* _"Our song is the slamming screen door_"

2. "All Too Well" (Red):

* _"You call me up again just to break me like a promise_"

3. "I Knew You Were Trouble" (Red):

* _"Trouble, trouble, trouble_"

4. "Shake It Off" (1989):

* _"I stay out too late, gotta, uh, gotta motivate_"

5. "Blank Space" (1989):

* _"Got a long list of ex-lovers, they'll tell you I'm ____"

(Swift leaves this part to the listener's imagination.)

6. "Getaway Car" (Reputation):

* _"It was the best of times, the worst of crimes_"

7. "Lover" (Lover):

* _"My heart's been borrowed and yours has been blue."_

8. "The Archer" (Lover):

* _"I've been the archer. I've been the prey. Who could ever leave me darling? But who could stay?"_

9. "Daylight" (Lover):

* _"I wanna be your ____ now (daylight)

I wanna be your ____ now (sunshine)

I wanna be your _____ now (honeybee)

I wanna be your ____ now (oh, oh)"_

(Swift uses metaphors instead of directly calling the person 'sweetheart' or 'lover'.)

10. "Willow" (Evermore):

* _"Life was a willow and it bent right to your wind"

(Swift compares the hardships in life to a willow tree bending in the wind.)

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