How do the language and poetic devices of Taylor Swift’s lyrics and Emily Dickinson‘s poetry reflect themes of personal identity and isolation during their respective time periods?

Research question :

How do the language and poetic devices of Taylor Swift’s lyrics and Emily Dickinson‘s poetry reflect themes of personal identity and isolation during their respective time periods?

IMPORTANT POINTS:

• Must be 4000 words
• Must meet all IB EE (extended essay) requirements
• VERY IMPORTANT to point out and use any and all literary devices used in all songs and poems mentioned
• Literary devices are super important to a literary essay, which this is. 
• The introduction needs to have a thesis statement, an introduction of Taylor Swift, her writing and her cultural context, and an introduction of Emiliy Dickinson her writing and her cultural context.
• The introduction needs to explain why these two women and their writing are being compared and contrasted together as well as what connects them both.
• The essay must include an abstract 
• The essay must include Comparative analysis
• All works must be cited 
• The essay needs to include a works cited and a works consulted list at the bottom
• Deepen the specifics of what kind of isolation is happening: social, mental, physical?
• What aspects of personal identity?
• Compare and contrast how literary devices are used by Taylor swift and Emily Dickinson

Must Include the following topic sentences:

1. Abstract (not an introduction but an overview of the essay and therefore should be written last. Must not exceed 300 words)
2. Introduction (which should mention the three songs and three poems that will be analyzed)
3. Themes of Personal identity and isolation in Taylor Swift’s lyrics

(Within this topic sentence include 3 separate paragraphs on the following Taylor swift songs: “The Archer”, “Mirrorball”, “This is me trying”)

-> remember to address the main themes of personal identity and isolation in all three songs 

1. Themes of personal identity and isolation in Emily Dickinson’s poetry

(Within this topic sentence, include 3 separate paragraphs on the following Emily Dickinson poems: “I’m nobody, who are you?”, “The soul selects her own society”, and “Because I could not stop for death”)

-> remember to address the main themes of personal identity and isolation in all three poems

1. Comparative Analysis of the Themes of Personal Identity and Isolation in Taylor Swift’s Lyrics and Emily Dickinson’s Poetry
2. Conclusion

IMPORTANT INFORMATION :

For the Taylor swift paragraphs:

Include these interviews / articles and feel free to add more if needed. Make sure to cite everything

https://youtu.be/eDA-xfYN28k?si=qvJCaMcmLKg_ieFV

https://taylorswifts.fandom.com/wiki/The_Archer#:~:text=5%20References-,Meaning%20and%20Background,I%20wrote%20The%20Archer%20about.%22/

https://youtu.be/NJEEFr7EXuw?si=mNrLJAgZ9XUiD_iY

For Emily Dickinson paragraphs: 

Very important to discuss her writing style and how it was unconventional, as well as everything that characterizes her writing style. 

Find and use critiques of each of the poems and make sure to cite everything correctly. 

Include these links:

https://interestingliterature.com/2016/02/a-short-analysis-of-emily-dickinsons-im-nobody-who-are-you/

https://katherineluck.medium.com/how-to-write-like-emily-dickinson-454842119f12#:~:text=Structurally%2C%20Dickinson%27s%20poems%20were%20frequently,STRESSED%20SYLLABLE%2C%20unstressed%20syllable

Please use more citations than the ones mentioned above but these ones are essential.