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How do metaphors help us better understand the world? And, what makes a good metaphor? Explore these questions with writers like Langston Hughes and Carl Sandburg, who have mastered the art of bringing a scene or emotion to life.
Lesson by Jane Hirshfield, animation by Ben Pearce
I love how the speaker uses metaphors to explain what metaphors are.
9 years and 99 likes lol
It's recursive baby. Makes me wonder where the meaning starts.
English teachers uses English to teach English
It really shows how powerful metaphors can be.
how mataphoric
I'm confused as a homeless man on house arrest.
+Manic_design i see what you did there, lol
+PinchMe haha got me laffing on this one cleaver LOL
Manic_design 😂😂😂
Clearly, since that's a simile and not a metaphor.
Believe me or not in the city of Sao Paulo a homeless man was sentenced to house arrest
This video makes me realize that poetry isn't pointless. This video has taught me more about poetry than any teacher. Thank you.
There is actually a historical context behind the phrase "It's raining cats and dogs" The first explanation is that when roofs were thatched domestic animals sought shelter there, and when it rained hard enough they would slip and fall, or abandon that shelter to find better shelter, and so it would quite literally "rain" cats and dogs. Another explanation is that when it rained hard enough for there to be water running in the streets it would wash the bodies of animals that had died down the streets to the rivers and so it looked like it was "raining" cats and dogs. I believe there are others, but I'll leave it at that.
+911ambulancegirl A ball of sunshine that quote is :p
Nova starr no doubt!!!
+911ambulancegirl yeah, just like how "Sleep tight" is referring to when in colonial times, the beds where held up by ropes and if the ropes got too loose they would have to get up and tighten them to keep the bed steady.
Nova starr You know what I have found? Some people don't appreciate this historical stuff as much as I do... Like the other day, at a wedding... The bride. She was showing me her bouquet, and I told her that the historical context of brides carrying flowers was because women in those days didn't take baths very often, and so to hide the stench, they would carry flowers, hoping their new husbands weren't put off by the smell. She threw the flowers (BEFORE the wedding, and RIGHT AT ME so I got to catch them!!!) and walked away. I didn't get to tell her about the historical context of flowers at funerals, which was what I was about to go into... Her brother had just died a few days before... Busy girl! SMH... I just don't get people who don't like history.
911ambulancegirl lol, you're now my fav person!! ikr.. the history is more interesting than the actual quote and it just shows the sheep mentality of us humans who go on with the 'traditions'.
"By making a handle, you can make a world."
Beautiful.
Such a great quote, simply beautiful.
Why does this make me feel sad?
Because the voice and animation have something sad about 'em
It made me sad as well, its her voice... Not really suitable
Because sad people are prone to think about life in dubious/extreme/deep/metaphoric way. And the poem and story telling is like making the people more attentive in a sad/fearful way(at least in old days).
Perhaps more sentimental than truly morose?
Me. Lmao I'm depressing I guess wow
Being with you is a road that's blocked for good. (metaphor)
Being with you is like a road that's blocked for good. (simile)
Sweet!
being with you sucks (reality)
Norayr Gasparyan bruh 😂
Excellent
Out of all the learning and videos and searches I've done, this is the only thing that has helped me lmaoo
I utterly enjoyed this. Beautifully written, animated and spoken. So touching and delicate yet so informative and thought provoking. Well done.
hear hear!
I love how TED has evolved. What was once a long explanation has now been reduced without loss to a consistent representation of ideas through the use of art.
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There's a paradox to metaphors. Wow. Learnt so much about metaphors through metaphors.
Her voice sounds like just a voice that guides you in the beginning of a dystopian futuristic sci fi game.
Ninad Sethi xD
This was so beautifully done, between the animation and the lovely gentle narration, I really enjoyed this lesson on metaphors!
I love you guys. i basically teach a summer class and no other thing could teach the "art" of metaphor like this video. explaining it in a deep way and braking it down, its so powerful. i wish i could contribute to what Ted Ed does
thank you so much
You'll probably not find this comment, but I still wanted to thank you for this excellent bird's eye view of "Metaphor". Love the ending carry away point: paraphrased....metaphor is a door handle opening the door of a new world....
Such concise, informative and memorable points that I'm sure took time to put together for us. Many light bulbs flicked on. Many thanks to you.
After all these years, this is still one of my favorite videos.
Same here!
I would like to have an actual pair of dream shoes, they could come in handy for brainstorming.
Sereda Hawke Would you want to ruin a good pair of shoes in a brainstorm?
still, a good brainstorm can help wash away the strains of a day
this taught me a lot about metaphors. The animation was beautifully done and very well written
Everything about this was absolutely beautiful and enlightening. Amazing animation too!
What a gift! Watch this delicious lesson on metaphor (supposedly for kids!!) and learn an ocean-worth about listening to and writing poems. What fun! What brilliance. Jane Hirshfield is a true treasure. I've been reading not only her poems but her words on poems and I'm bowing in gratitude.
@4:50 "... a good metaphor... [is] a way to let you feel or know something differently"
Nice description :)
I love it and will definitely use this in my literature class. Thanks
This is one of the best explanations of metaphors that I've seen.
I like how in the end you make more intense use of metaphors to describe what is a metaphor
among those TedEd vids I've watched, this one's my fave so far.
The narrator of this should do ASMR... almost put me to sleep.
they probably almost put you to sleep because it's boaring af
What is ASMR?
@@joecook5689 Look it up on YT, it’s hard to explain in words. Basically sounds that are soothing to the ear and put you to sleep. Whispers for example.
Wow, best TedEd yet. TH-cam needs more writing this good.
after hearing this lesson, im inspired to write and to learn more from Jane Hirschfield. I bet she has a lot of amazing works.
this has officially become my favourite video ever.
I am always touched and influnced by the content and the words of those videos, they take me to another world.
"Painting is a poetry which is seen rather than felt and poetry is a painting which is felt rather than seen" Leonardo da vinci
Absolutely lovely and gently illuminating.
Jane's voice is as sweet as honey!
+Broguy the Shy Guy A simile but ya
You would say Jane's voice is sweet honey!
Broguy 22 you can't taste voices you silly goose :D
Broguy 22 I thought it was Wynona Rider!
Broguy 22 that's a simile
Epistemology...
These little skits are quite powerful and informative; I wish this will be shared inside classrooms.
OK, yokelmon. Done!
Her voice is so soothing!!
My favorite video to use in the classroom and to send to any aspiring poet!
Thank you so much for uploading this video. It is helping me get through the pandemic!
This lesson lit the hallways of the corridor of the metaphor for me! :D
Tony James Gilpin It grows up different shade of greens in my dried forest of metaphor!
The more I listen to this the more respect I have for metaphors. The more Jane Hirshfield I read the more brilliant I think she is. Thanks for this little Ted-Ed.
The visual representation was just excellent very helpful 💕
Brilliant. She's right you know, about the poems. I don't remember the names or the poem word for word, but I instantly remember the poem from the first metaphor.
Not boring, beautiful. These Videos are always so beautiful and well made.
ya she has a very calming voice through my preciption
Idk why but I find this video very soothing and it gives me really good vibes like what
Fantastic, incredible Job on the animation Ben!!
I have learnt more from this video than in most others on the web. Open your mind
i can watch these metaphor visual all day
hands down for this animation bringing metaphors to life
Amazing explanation of metaphors! Really enjoyed the video!
Wonderful film, wonderful script, well done Messrs Hirshfield and Pearce (and the people commissioning these too)
More of these please, NOW!
Great pure lesson.
Thank you
I wish my 4th grade teacher could have/ would have used this. TED needs to be in classrooms more often.
I loved it! So well explained!
That moment when you realize she's explaining metaphor through metaphor
Beautifully explained ❤️❤️❤️
The narration is simply great. But I liked for the animator. GREAT!
the voice of the speaker is so soothing
I love metaphors. They make me feel tingly.
Some say the blacker the berry the sweeter the juice. I say the darker the flesh and the deeper the roots. #pac
What flesh for what roots !🤔
@@wallflovr listen to 2pac music
Best explanation I've seen on the topic.........
It's interesting and informative. It broadens my idea about metaphor in artistic way.
Thank you for this video. Somehow it's just perfect.
This video give more knowledge then my college teachers taking whole class just to explain what the meaning of metaphor
that was very beautiful! thank you
Her voice is perfect for this!
BEAUTIFUL animation
Maybe because this feels more appealing. You go to school every day. This is a warm change that you enjoy every once in a while. Maybe you pay more attention to this than to school because this is something you want to learn.
many many thanks for this
I actually like "Tired as a whale."
Absolutely stunning.
Very true, metaphors allow us to feel things differently.
somehow i zoned out on the cricket going down the stream. a combination of the serene trickling waters, the cricket's song and her soothing tone of voice.
omg, This video is still focking great!
very soothing
I am starting to become obsessed with metaphor because it’s so unique and creative. I got into them because of My Chemical Romance. Listen to their songwriting they write in metaphor.
Beautiful.
Amazing, thanks 🙏🏻
Brilliant video!
This was so good.
Beautiful!!
What a masterpiece!
Fascinating - loved the animation too. I'm off to investigate the animator.
wow, the voice is so pleseant, and the animation is verry verry nice to look at.
I actually loved that
Beautyfully worded!
What a beautiful video.
I like that part at the end. Now I need to make the handle that will open the world I imagine.
amazing. loved it.
I don't know how I got subscribed to this channel but I'm glad I am
This video vibrate as an old movie.
I really liked this one.
it's more than just giving a feeling.. it's just the easiest way to describe something if you have something to give it an equal comparison.
Great animation!
I liked the narration, it fit the content well.
I teared up
I like the explanation :)
This was really good.
Very Interesting...
I think the first couple of examples "Raining cats and dogs" and "waiting for the other shoe to drop" are actually idioms as their meaning cannot be easily guessed and there are no paralelles drawn, otherwise great video
Find my comment it give the explanation
Good point! But an idiom is a *type* of metaphor, just like a simile is. (Uh, sorry for the mobius).
This was fantastic.