Allusion
Love's Labour's Lost
Love's Labour's Lost surfaces in one Taylor Swift song, through allusion.
Appears in 1 song
Associated with William Shakespeare
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The Tortured Poets Department · 2024
“'Cause love's never lost if perspective is earned”
Uncle Jerry connects the line 'love's never lost if perspective is earned' to Shakespeare's play Love's Labour's Lost, noting the double alliteration of L's and S's in the line. He identifies this as his favourite line in the song.
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