Across
- 4. a frequent wondrous reference in Swift's discography - you are here!
- 5. featured on an album with a plethora of religious metaphors, this song uses the biblical crucifixion as a means of representing persecution
- 8. an english classic novel containing the possible first reference to a metaphorical textile
- 9. this song references a famous poem containing multiple roads
- 11. the name of a mythological king featured as a metaphor who got all that he wished for (against better judgement)
- 13. the title for this novel appears as a concept in the lyrics of two songs: one from Fearless, and one from 1989
- 14. the author of a story which is referenced in two Taylor Swift songs - one of which being perhaps the most overt literary reference in her discography
- 15. the name of the greek god who cursed the character blessed with prophecy referenced in a Taylor Swift song
- 18. a play on this romantic poet's name appears in a song on the folklore album
Down
- 1. a quote from this character is paraphrased in the song 'happiness'
- 2. the first reference to this Shakespeare play in Taylor's discography is obvious - but which song features a line from the play reworded to fit a new narrative?
- 3. a character who provided the namesake for a recent song was based on this (real) Lady
- 6. the initials of the writer who authored the children's book which provided inspiration for the lyrics in one of Swift's most recent releases
- 7. the opening line for this song is adapted from the opening line for a Dickens novel
- 10. the title of this Shakespeare work has been referenced in two songs - with a very different ending to the line in each
- 12. this novel served as the muse for a titular track from one of Taylor's albums
- 16. a greek hero once mentioned by name in the lyrics of a Taylor Swift song
- 17. the virtue featured in the name of a poem from which a line was borrowed for a song about an illicit affair...