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The art of the metaphor - Jane Hirshfield

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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

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@TheLaughingOut 12 лет назад

I love how the speaker uses metaphors to explain what metaphors are.

@Bhuvan_MS 2 года назад

9 years and 99 likes lol

@adamnoe7733 2 года назад

It's recursive baby. Makes me wonder where the meaning starts.

@jijinxx 2 года назад

English teachers uses English to teach English

@gonzalot.605 Год назад

It really shows how powerful metaphors can be.

@sebastiaan.6493 Год назад

how mataphoric

@MusingOverTea 12 лет назад

This video makes me realize that poetry isn't pointless. This video has taught me more about poetry than any teacher. Thank you.

@manic_design7301 8 лет назад

I'm confused as a homeless man on house arrest.

@pinchme6797 8 лет назад

+Manic_design i see what you did there, lol

@SuperDantey 8 лет назад

+PinchMe haha got me laffing on this one cleaver LOL

@rosaliadiaz7073 6 лет назад

Manic_design 😂😂😂

@jjsmith706 6 лет назад

Clearly, since that's a simile and not a metaphor.

@Der.Geschichtenerzahler 5 лет назад

Believe me or not in the city of Sao Paulo a homeless man was sentenced to house arrest

@911ambulancegirl 9 лет назад

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.

@96navya 8 лет назад

+911ambulancegirl A ball of sunshine that quote is :p

@911ambulancegirl 8 лет назад

Nova starr no doubt!!!

@marianacaplan711 8 лет назад

+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.

@911ambulancegirl 8 лет назад

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.

@96navya 8 лет назад

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'.

@aragoth95 11 лет назад

"By making a handle, you can make a world." Beautiful.

@jarige4489 Год назад

Such a great quote, simply beautiful.

@aminadiop1772 8 лет назад

Why does this make me feel sad?

@AnandVenigalla 8 лет назад

Because the voice and animation have something sad about 'em

@shivandana 8 лет назад

It made me sad as well, its her voice... Not really suitable

@kamanashisroy 8 лет назад

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).

@wsk9734 8 лет назад

Perhaps more sentimental than truly morose?

@pm0913 7 лет назад

Me. Lmao I'm depressing I guess wow

@sharkbaitblu 8 лет назад

I utterly enjoyed this. Beautifully written, animated and spoken. So touching and delicate yet so informative and thought provoking. Well done.

@kamileishon 7 лет назад

hear hear!

@owenivor 10 лет назад

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)

@bennyportilla3452 10 лет назад

Sweet!

@newmankind 8 лет назад

being with you sucks (reality)

@avery7964 4 года назад

Norayr Gasparyan bruh 😂

@rameenali3252 4 года назад

Excellent

@RinRinsMiilkTea 4 года назад

Out of all the learning and videos and searches I've done, this is the only thing that has helped me lmaoo

@Lee4Gitr 11 лет назад

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. .

@danlightened 5 лет назад

Her voice sounds like just a voice that guides you in the beginning of a dystopian futuristic sci fi game.

@suwinkhamchaiwong8382 5 лет назад

Ninad Sethi xD

@seredahawke3207 8 лет назад

I would like to have an actual pair of dream shoes, they could come in handy for brainstorming.

@N0Numberz 7 лет назад

Sereda Hawke Would you want to ruin a good pair of shoes in a brainstorm?

@jamessmith6909 5 лет назад

still, a good brainstorm can help wash away the strains of a day

@BJ-fj6jw 2 года назад

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.

@chelbe06 2 года назад

This was so beautifully done, between the animation and the lovely gentle narration, I really enjoyed this lesson on metaphors!

@the_elder_sibling 3 года назад

"Painting is a poetry which is seen rather than felt and poetry is a painting which is felt rather than seen" Leonardo da vinci

@1ucasvb 5 лет назад

After all these years, this is still one of my favorite videos.

@hanbanan2251 2 месяца назад

Same here!

@jyotishreeenayak 5 месяцев назад

There's a paradox to metaphors. Wow. Learnt so much about metaphors through metaphors.

@chaoswebz 7 лет назад

The narrator of this should do ASMR... almost put me to sleep.

@aishanaeem6582 3 года назад

they probably almost put you to sleep because it's boaring af

@joecook5689 3 года назад

What is ASMR?

@michellewest6929 3 года назад

@@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.

@eddyyyyy 5 лет назад

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

@nicole-secondaryemail-mort9617 5 лет назад

@4:50 "... a good metaphor... [is] a way to let you feel or know something differently" Nice description :)

@46huckfinn Год назад

This is one of the best explanations of metaphors that I've seen.

@lindyinggs6923 2 года назад

this taught me a lot about metaphors. The animation was beautifully done and very well written

@screenwatcher949 9 лет назад

Jane's voice is as sweet as honey!

@Hexspa 8 лет назад

+Broguy the Shy Guy A simile but ya

@J4laYT 7 лет назад

You would say Jane's voice is sweet honey!

@KikomochiMendoza 7 лет назад

Broguy 22 you can't taste voices you silly goose :D

@jaycejohnson6846 7 лет назад

Broguy 22 I thought it was Wynona Rider!

@ReaverSoul 6 лет назад

Broguy 22 that's a simile

@KimRosen13 11 лет назад

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.

@noorasrte6068 4 года назад

That moment when you realize she's explaining metaphor through metaphor

@shakesmctremens178 7 лет назад

Wow, best TedEd yet. RU-vid needs more writing this good.

@jamesgrey13 9 лет назад

This lesson lit the hallways of the corridor of the metaphor for me! :D

@raynalramadhan8789 9 лет назад

Tony James Gilpin It grows up different shade of greens in my dried forest of metaphor!

@stevegonzales9 11 лет назад

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.

@1ucasvb 12 лет назад

Everything about this was absolutely beautiful and enlightening. Amazing animation too!

@ASHLEY-ur6tc 3 года назад

among those TedEd vids I've watched, this one's my fave so far.

@alexhopewell449 4 года назад

I actually like "Tired as a whale."

@paoloangelino24 8 лет назад

Some say the blacker the berry the sweeter the juice. I say the darker the flesh and the deeper the roots. #pac

@wallflovr 4 года назад

What flesh for what roots !🤔

@existenz4930 4 года назад

@@wallflovr listen to 2pac music

@rosalindjacobs4981 9 лет назад

I love it and will definitely use this in my literature class. Thanks

@officiallycool1467 Год назад

after hearing this lesson, im inspired to write and to learn more from Jane Hirschfield. I bet she has a lot of amazing works.

@EvilEddtheRed 4 месяца назад

Fabulous! Though metaphors are so powerful, 'as tired as a whale' instantly reminds me that some whales sleep floating vertically in groups, and that whale-song could be particularly expressive, weary yawns.

@mikefarrell5996 5 месяцев назад

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.

@yokeimon 9 лет назад

Epistemology... These little skits are quite powerful and informative; I wish this will be shared inside classrooms.

@clintlocks4665 3 года назад

OK, yokelmon. Done!

@hanbanan2251 2 месяца назад

My favorite video to use in the classroom and to send to any aspiring poet!

@dengbeny 4 года назад

she looks at me with her dark coffee eyes and says "this video's really helpful but makes me feel sad, like a cat born in the middle of winter's street ".

@namelesssoul104 3 года назад

Wow

@chris111690 12 лет назад

Not boring, beautiful. These Videos are always so beautiful and well made.

@rogersledz6793 2 года назад

Thank you so much for uploading this video. It is helping me get through the pandemic!

@Immissawsom 4 года назад

this has officially become my favourite video ever.

@YtubeUserr 8 лет назад

TED-Ed is reaching for video excellence with the enthusiasm of a dog on heat.

@InflatableAlien 8 лет назад

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

@mystylangston4803 4 года назад

Find my comment it give the explanation

@clintlocks4665 3 года назад

Good point! But an idiom is a *type* of metaphor, just like a simile is. (Uh, sorry for the mobius).

@FM-cu9mk 5 лет назад

I am always touched and influnced by the content and the words of those videos, they take me to another world.

@dameanvil 5 месяцев назад

0:32 🎭 Metaphors describe one thing by likening it to another, engaging the imagination and senses. 1:24 🤔 Metaphors aren't true or false but can feel right or wrong; good metaphors resonate while bad ones confuse. 2:03 🌌 We're naturally inclined to think in images, as seen in dreams, making metaphors powerful tools of communication. 3:00 📜 Poems are rich sources of metaphors, offering profound insights into human experiences and emotions. 4:06 🏠 Metaphors aren't limited to human experiences; they can also describe natural phenomena, enriching our understanding of the world. 4:58 🚪 Metaphors serve as handles on the doors of knowledge and imagination, opening up new worlds of understanding.

@kyaimakesitwork 3 года назад

anyone else in online class?no..?ok

@Sketchy.editz123 3 месяца назад

Yes

6 лет назад

Absolutely lovely and gently illuminating.

@paulmryglod4802 7 лет назад

this video is a wet dreary day with a rainbow at the end

@vitornesello 5 лет назад

I like how in the end you make more intense use of metaphors to describe what is a metaphor

@tankemall 12 лет назад

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.

@ChrisMakhoba 3 года назад

The visual representation was just excellent very helpful 💕

@mssaarahn 8 лет назад

I liked the narration, it fit the content well.

@janreed99 10 лет назад

Best explanation I've seen on the topic.........

@TamTamTarot1 8 лет назад

at 2:08 i was like THOSE ANIT METAPHORS till it said they called similes i was about to rat someone out :3

@mitchjohnsonabel2351 2 года назад

the voice of the speaker is so soothing

@TheHugosouthafrica 12 лет назад

I have learnt more from this video than in most others on the web. Open your mind

@k-vandan4289 Год назад

made me think so hard that next video played automatically but I was keeping thinking

@Pablo-oh1ew 2 года назад

This video give more knowledge then my college teachers taking whole class just to explain what the meaning of metaphor

@RUMAILALIKHAN 3 месяца назад

REALLY BEAUTIFUULL EXPLINATION

@jimlefevre 12 лет назад

Wonderful film, wonderful script, well done Messrs Hirshfield and Pearce (and the people commissioning these too)

@Lionbug 7 лет назад

Fantastic, incredible Job on the animation Ben!!

@kimlien3339 10 месяцев назад

How superb it is when the speaker uses metaphors to explain what metaphors are :D god damn

@octopusvidsforyou9249 7 лет назад

ya she has a very calming voice through my preciption

@The_Math_Enthusiast 4 года назад

Her voice is so soothing!!

@gbishel 12 лет назад

This video vibrate as an old movie.

@hiro95959 12 лет назад

I wish my 4th grade teacher could have/ would have used this. TED needs to be in classrooms more often.

@firdausparvez1699 Год назад

I loved it! So well explained!

@hero9402 4 года назад

i can watch these metaphor visual all day

@avery7964 4 года назад

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.

@mckennaaisswaggy4512 3 года назад

Idk why but I find this video very soothing and it gives me really good vibes like what

@ollyplayz5128 7 месяцев назад

Had to watch this for homework

@marineninga 11 лет назад

Million times better than how metaphors were explained in my school

@reeshioppa 4 года назад

The narration is simply great. But I liked for the animator. GREAT!

@MrShaun42088 6 лет назад

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.

@lakitu21 12 лет назад

More of these please, NOW!

@thejoker-wu1sp 9 лет назад

best place to find similes and metaphors is rap. example: "when i shoot dudes fall down in tears (tiers) like a caste system..." one of the best similies i ever heard.

@oonmm 9 лет назад

You know nothing of rap, that is not Eminem.

@thejoker-wu1sp 9 лет назад

you idiot i did not say that was eminem did i? i did not even mention eminem you asshead. that line was from a freestyle battle from dont flop. trust me i know rap.

@oonmm 9 лет назад

Randy Allen You have no idea, you don't live rap. Don't insult me

@thejoker-wu1sp 9 лет назад

where the hell did you get eminem from tho? im not insulting you. im questioning you. YOU are insulting ME fool! whatever,im done here.

@joebazooks 9 лет назад

Randy Allen god, so many ppl nowadays have completely lost their marbles, eh? lol

@DrRank 2 года назад

St. Patrick: "So you see, God is like a shamrock." Irish: "O GREAT SHAMROCK, YOU ARE POWERFUL..." St. Patrick: "No, no, no. This is simply a metaphor." Irish: "O GREAT METAPHOR..."

@thecaveoawesomeness 12 лет назад

I like that part at the end. Now I need to make the handle that will open the world I imagine.

@boxfox2945 Год назад

Im reminded of a joke on y/t video. A kid ask his mom, "what's a medaphor?" His mom replys' "my life's a train wreck" kid looks at her and says, "i know that', but what's a medaphor?" 😅😅

@JacksonIsGQ 12 лет назад

I don't know how I got subscribed to this channel but I'm glad I am

@brendanbramman 12 лет назад

I love metaphors. They make me feel tingly.

@iamgracefully 3 года назад

It's interesting and informative. It broadens my idea about metaphor in artistic way.

@vladslick 12 лет назад

And so, after 23 years, I understand what a metaphor is. xD

@user-hu6zw2bn7y 2 года назад

Beautifully explained ❤️❤️❤️

@MrShaun42088 6 лет назад

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.

@nasugbubatangas 6 лет назад

Exactly! Metaphors are not meant to hide meaning. This is what many writers get wrong. It is meant to make you experience the world differently.

@TonySinyaev 9 лет назад

Great pure lesson. Thank you

@SloppyLarry 7 лет назад

You should also note that they are essential to communication. If someone says they have to move the meeting to Sunday they are using an intuitive abstract metaphor that we blindly accept.