Jaidyn's literary moments

Jaidyn's Literary Moments

I girl I don't know read a poem [Literature Performed]

My freshman year at BYU, I went to a poetry reading. One girl read a poem that was beautiful and melodic, and I immediately looked it up after the reading, determined to remember it. The line that still comes into my mind sometimes is "In the room women come and go/ Talking of Michelangelo." 

The story within a song [Literary within Musical Experience]

I stumbled across a song once called "Fictional State" and just loved it! It took me a few times listening to figure out that it was about an unmarried couple finding out that the girl was pregnant. It's kinda a weird song topic, but it was also a great way to tell a sad story. 

The Shakespeare we don't know (maybe) [Memorization of Literature]

"We are such stuff as dreams are made on; and our little life is rounded with a sleep." That's one part I can remember from the passage I memorized in 8th grade. At the time I didn't understand it at all, and I still don't know what play it's from, but it evoked new emotions and images for me. 

Mr. Darcy is cuter in the book [Cinematic Literary Experience]

Some time after reading Pride and Prejudice, I saw the movie with Keira Knightly. I was pleased-- it preserved the story and characters. But I was also impressed by how much more was in the book itself-- there are so many small conversations and details! I'd read it versus watch it. 

My poems [Literary Coping]

Poetry was never interesting to me until one day in high school when I opened my phone and typed out a poem. None of the poems are very good, but they became essential for me as I worked through the stresses, loneliness, and demands of my high school years. 

Life, love, and a little child [Religious Literary Experience]

The book The Little Prince caused me a lot of reflection. It made me question my perspective on the way I viewed the world, and especially on how I treat the people that I love. There's a part where the boy "tames" a fox. When he leaves, the fox is devastated, but knows that it was worth it to be tamed (aka to love and be loved).