“Tell me what are my Wordsworth” HER WORD PLAY IS SO SMART...... https://twitter.com/bestoftaylorr/status/1291046239614767104

Wordsworth kickstarted the age of literary Romanticism with his poetry, similar to how Taylor is most well known for her romantic storytelling...she’s basically saying these haters have some real nerve to say she only writes break up songs when she’s actually a revolutionary

This is particularly interesting as she contrasts “romantic” with “elegies eulogise me”. Elegies reflect upon a loss (usually death but romantic loss too) and a eulogy is a tribute to the dead. This irony works to further take a dig at those who take shots and judge her

These points only serve as support for the main theme of the song which seems to be about finding peace in privacy with her muse but it really emphasises that for me