https://padlet.com/3328526/9cy49g8yhereskxr Picture to Burn by Taylor Swift. Olivia Schlichter. en-us 2021-12-07 19:48:13 UTC 2025-09-27 13:00:34 UTC hello@padlet.com 3328526 https://padlet.com/3328526/9cy49g8yhereskxr/wish/1934447896 In Picture to Burn by Taylor Swift the speaker is Taylor. When she was writing this song, she was just recently broken up with Jordan Alfred, one of her high school boyfriends, who was bad at lying. Since they recently broke up when this piece was wrote, it only means that it was be directed towards him. The intended purpose of the piece was to show how much she hates him by talking about how he wasted her time. The subject of the piece is he wasted her time that she could've been with someone else. Lastly, the tone of the piece is hatred for someone, and cockiness. ]]> 2021-12-07 20:02:03 UTC https://padlet.com/3328526/9cy49g8yhereskxr/wish/1934447896 3328526 https://padlet.com/3328526/9cy49g8yhereskxr/wish/1934943538 Taylor acting as the speaker attempts to tell the person whom broke up with the speaker that they were just a waist of their time as a message. She uses the appeals of logo and ethos in the lyrics and the appeals of pathos and ethos in the video to get this message across. ]]> 2021-12-08 02:28:04 UTC https://padlet.com/3328526/9cy49g8yhereskxr/wish/1934943538 3328526 https://padlet.com/3328526/9cy49g8yhereskxr/wish/1934978933 Logos is used a lot in the piece with describing various things. The first use of logos in the lyrics is in the chorus: "I hate that stupid old pickup truck you never let me drive". I believe this fits logos because, the use of an old pickup truck, and how she calls the pickup truck "stupid" because, she never liked the truck. The other use of logos in the lyrics is also in the chorus: "So watch me strike a match on all my wasted time". In the lyrics, she describes the relationship like a match that she burned because, he time was waisted on him. Metaphorically she's saying that he was a match to her, that she can just burn and forget about. This fits logos because, a match is a real object that you can see burn as it slowly fades onto the wood.]]> 2021-12-08 02:51:13 UTC https://padlet.com/3328526/9cy49g8yhereskxr/wish/1934978933 3328526 https://padlet.com/3328526/9cy49g8yhereskxr/wish/1935015191 Ethos is used in the verses and chorus of the piece. The first appearance of ethos is in the second verse where Taylor states: "There's no time for tears/ I'm just sitting here planning my revenge". I believe this means during the breakup she feels it's more important to put her feelings aside, and see how she can make him feel miserable for breaking her heart. The second appearance of ethos is when Taylor states: "You're a redneck heartbreak who's really bad at lying". I feel that Taylor is describing how he was in the relationship, and how he is just another redneck who broke her heart.]]> 2021-12-08 03:17:13 UTC https://padlet.com/3328526/9cy49g8yhereskxr/wish/1935015191 3328526 https://padlet.com/3328526/9cy49g8yhereskxr/wish/1936153258 In the music video for Picture to Burn, the story is displayed by Taylor being the speaker. What is happening the video is Taylor and her friend, Abigail, goes to stalk her ex to find out that he's with another girl. Taylor sees that the other girl is driving the truck, and starts to get upset while she fantasizes about ruining his house as revenge. The music video is directed to the ex boyfriend, Justin Sandy. The purpose of the music video is Taylor trying to get revenge on her ex by fantasizing what it would be like to destroy his house. The general idea of the music video is if you break her heart, she'll imagine breaking in your house, and destroying it. The overall tone of the video is revenge, hatred, and jealousy.  ]]> 2021-12-08 15:36:33 UTC https://padlet.com/3328526/9cy49g8yhereskxr/wish/1936153258 3328526 https://padlet.com/3328526/9cy49g8yhereskxr/wish/1936527044 Taylor acting as the speaker attempts to tell the person whom broke up with the speaker that they were just a waist of their time as a message. ]]> 2021-12-08 18:18:38 UTC https://padlet.com/3328526/9cy49g8yhereskxr/wish/1936527044 3328526 https://padlet.com/3328526/9cy49g8yhereskxr/wish/1936589442 Taylor acting as the speaker attempts to tell the person whom broke up with the speaker that they were just a waist of their time as a message. ]]> 2021-12-08 18:47:23 UTC https://padlet.com/3328526/9cy49g8yhereskxr/wish/1936589442 3328526 https://padlet.com/3328526/9cy49g8yhereskxr/wish/1948487898 In conclusion, with analyzing the lyrics and video, it appears that their use of logos and ethos in the lyrics is effective in convincing their intended audience. In the video, it also appears that their use of pathos and ethos is effective to convince their intended audience. ]]> 2021-12-15 02:50:48 UTC https://padlet.com/3328526/9cy49g8yhereskxr/wish/1948487898 3328526 https://padlet.com/3328526/9cy49g8yhereskxr/wish/1949775756 "Picture To Burn", "Taylor Swift". "Taylor Swift - Picture To Burn." Genius, Genius Media Group Inc, 24 Oct. 2006, https://genius.com/Taylor-swift-picture-to-burn-lyrics. 

Swift, Taylor. "Taylor Swift - Picture To Burn" YouTube, YouTube, 24 Oct. 2006, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCMqcFAigRg ]]> 2021-12-15 15:47:24 UTC https://padlet.com/3328526/9cy49g8yhereskxr/wish/1949775756