Three Folklore songs form Taylor Swift’s interconnected love-triangle story involving “august.”
The trilogy consists of “Cardigan,” “august,” and “Betty.” Each song focuses on a different perspective within the same fictional narrative involving Betty, James, and the unnamed female narrator of “august.”
“Cardigan” is associated with Betty’s viewpoint, “Betty” follows James, and “august” centers on the girl involved in a brief summer romance with him. The songs do not function as a conventional three-part plot with every detail explicitly explained; instead, Swift uses recurring names, memories, and emotional clues.
A common mistake is to count only “august” and “Betty,” because those songs name the summer relationship most directly. “Cardigan” is also part of the story, making the complete connected group three songs.