Could this be compared to the taste of vodka and how it can burn?

Sense of imagery; maybe this person/object is being described as bright or memorable

Liquid metal mercury

Oil and water do not mix together; maybe this is referring to a bad memory or something that doesn't go great together

Is this an event or something that happened? Still see the "she" and "her"; who is this person? Could be a person or even an object.

Simile; comparing the "she" to a foxfire; who is the "she"?

Figurative; what is he talking about when he says "she burns"?

A thought or memory stuck in their head

What kind of cry? A cry for help or a sad cry?

Is the poem is about two people growing distant from one another? What does the author mean by "disappearing"?

Is she predicting what might happen? What is the "view" she is referring to?

Maybe she is referring to how they never get tired of each other; like some clothes or fashion goes out of style or gets "old" maybe she is saying that their relationship never gets old

She is calling his eyes wild. What is he looking at that makes her describe them as wild?

Did something happen to cause her to want to go home?

He was not loyal to her; How did she find out? What does she mean by "I've been there too a few times?"

She continues to compare things about their appearances. Are these things something that they like about one another? Or is it used figuratively?

Even when things end bad, they always go right back to each other like things are normal

She is describing things about his looks. Are these things that she likes about him?

Who is he?

An American actor

Taylor uses this term a lot in her songs. She is known for wearing bright red lipstick, but what is the significance of her putting this in a lot of her songs?

Do her and this guy have a known past together? Or is she predicting what she thinks will happen?

She clearly knows the person, but they haven't spoken in a long time

Where are they going?

Two contrasting things; saying things will either end in a disaster or really good

No headlights sounds like they are trying to be secretive about what they're doing; so no one will see them

What is she talking about wants to crumble them down or overcome them?

Maybe she is trying to encourage them to find the strength and overcome whatever is going on to the prisoners.

These are 2 very similar animals so maybe she is referring to 2 similar things or people

This sounds like she is talking about something they want to do to react. maybe the outcome of what they want to do would be bad? How do they want to react though?

Clearly something that is not enjoyable. But why? What is occurring that is making this so miserable?

She talks about hot in this line and cold in the line before; which is interesting because they are opposites

maybe she is talking about developing the victory to overcome what they are going through

The author is talking to them in this poem

The word dark has a negative connotation usually, so maybe she is referring to something miserable or not fun

Association to dizziness; maybe having to do with the temperature outside?

Who is she calling to and what is she calling for? Maybe she is calling to those who are imprisoned

repetition adds more emphasis on the lines. What is she trying to emphasize about this line? What point is she trying to make by repeating this twice

developing strength; but for what?

Imagery of the color red

It sounds like she is predicting that it won't last or that it will all come to an end soon

How does she know this voice? Have they met before?

Why does she care about him remembering her so bad? "Even if it's just pretend" implies that she only wants him to think about her even if it is the little things

She is implying that he will never forget her, but what made her so unforgettable?

She wants him to think about her and remember all of the good times that they had, even if it isn't in real life. But how is him seeing her in her dreams going to benefit her?

Taylor always wears bright red lipstick, so maybe she is talking about how she wants him to remember the simple, little things about her

Maybe she wants him to remember the good things about her and her appearances

What is she referring to when she says help? What does she need help with?

How does she know how it is going to end? She clearly has seen past relationships like this

Is she referring to her relationships when she says "nothing lasts forever"? Maybe she is saying that when it is all over, that it is going to break her

This sounds like they're trying to get away, but what are they wanting to get away from exactly?

It is interesting that they use the word "gently" when they were just describing the tension and everything going on in the pass and running down the court

What is so significant about the word swiveling? Why didn't they just say that he turned around?

The word "blur" could be used to describe how it happened so quickly and no one was expecting it

A simile which is describing how much the person loved the game of basketball

Tandem- having two or more things arranged in front of the other

The word "explodes" exaggerates the amount of power used by the players

using the word "nailed" shows the reader that the person was clearly not ready for this pass and couldn't move in time

Who is this person that this poem is being honored to and why?

The word "helplessly" shows that there is nothing anyone can do about it and the added commas around the word makes it sound like a slow or tense moment

Why stunned? What is making the person so surprised? Is it because of the pass?

Sounds like they're comparing it to some that is very valuable

A hook shot is a type of play in basketball; "kisses the rim" is a comparison which is describing how the ball goes through the hoop

She is saying that she can show the guy things that he doesn't know of, or has never seen before in a relationship

She continues to repeat past lines to make it clear that her love is a game and will be torture; he relationships never work out and she will go insane

She repeats herself twice; she is emphasizing that her love is always torture and that all boys want is torture. She is warning him that the relationship is going to be bad

She is stating that all of her past relationships have been torture to her; no man has treated her right

She thinks that he will come back to her after he leaves, even if he says he will stay. She says she is like a nightmare, disguised as a daydream because of how insane she can be

She gets jealous over other girls very easily

She is comparing her actions to a painful rose garden that has thorns because it is a different type of hurt

She sounds like she is describing herself as crazy or insane when it comes to love; as if when things don't go her way she will completely change into a different person, especially when she says "I can make all the tables turn"

She is saying that things will most likely only be good for a month, and then things will all go downhill in their relationship

She knows that "love" is a mistake for her, but she is ready to commit to the relationship and she is going to put his name in the new blank space

One of two things will result from the relationship, and either one isn't a very positive result

She is saying that they're young and will make mistakes by taking things too far, even though it might all be for nothing

She is comparing love to a game, and the guy to a player because her relationships never work out in the end, yet she still continues to go after "love", knowing that it probably won't last

All of her past relationships haven't lasted

She is talking about when they break up; saying if it all was worth the pain of a break up

The relationship is either going to last a long time, or end in a mess

Sounds like this guy isn't nice; she is saying that she can change the type of person he is

She wants to know if he is going to be a good person, or treat her bad like her past relationships

She is talking about how people spread rumors and they go around quickly

She is judging the type of person he is just by looking at him and being stereotypical

She hasn't had a serious relationship yet; everyone has played her or been a mistake in her past relationships

She is guessing that this guy is going to be a mistake, maybe referring to her past relationships

This sounds like she goes through a rollercoaster of emotions in her relationships; she is comparing magic to madness and heaven to sin which are all complete opposites

She has never met this person before, but sounds like she is curious as to why they haven't met before when she says "where you been?"

nothing special about her hair

a group of dancers

literary device- simile; comparing to birds

ballet moves

she never learned this, so she never got to do these things

This could be referring to her isolation or how she never learned ballet for audiences to see

Maybe she is referring to the happiness that it would bring her

was never taught

Maybe referring to the dance costume or gown that dancers wear

Interesting word choice; sounds like it takes over her thoughts

Knowing how to do ballet

She was isolated and is referring to her own thoughts and feelings about the things that she was never taught how to do

She doesn't know how to do ballet because no one ever taught it to her