What phrase describes the connected story told by Taylor Swift’s “cardigan,” “august,” and “betty”?

Taylor Swift’s “cardigan,” “august,” and “betty” are connected as a teenage love triangle.

The three songs appear on Folklore and present related events from different perspectives. Swift described them as fictional narratives involving characters named Betty and James, with “august” representing the perspective of the unnamed girl involved with James during the summer.

The songs are not arranged as a simple chronological sequence. Instead, each track supplies a different emotional angle, allowing listeners to infer details about the relationships, the missed expectations, and the aftermath. That storytelling method helped distinguish Folklore from a conventional autobiographical album.

The phrase does not mean that all of Folklore follows one plot. Most of the album contains separate characters and scenes, while these three songs form the best-known connected narrative within it.