• Taylor Swift is known for her storytelling and poetic lyricism. • Her lyrics reference novels by Daphne du Maurier, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Kurt Vonnegut, and more. • Swift's newest single, "The Fate of Ophelia," subverts the fate of Shakespeare's famous heroine.

Taylor Swift may be a pop star and business mastermind, but she's most beloved by fans for being a storyteller.

"Everybody has their own sort of niche or specialty thing that they do that, you know, sets them apart from everybody else," Swift said in "Miss Americana," her 2020 Netflix documentary. "And my storytelling is what is for me. I know that without me writing my own songs, I wouldn't be here."

Swift recently unveiled her newest album, "The Life of a Showgirl." The first track and lead single, "The Fate of Ophelia," i

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