TED Talks
TED: A better way to talk about love | Mandy Len Catron
* Viewer discretion advised. This video includes discussion of mature topics and may be inappropriate for some audiences. In love, we fall. We're struck, we're crushed, we swoon. We burn with passion. Love makes us crazy and makes us...
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Figurative Language
New ReviewThis video examines figurative language in poetry such as similes, methaphors, hyperboles, personification, and symbolism.
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Improve Descriptive Writing with Figurative Devices | EasyTeaching
New ReviewFigurative language devices and other imagery techniques make writing more interesting.In this video, we explore six key figurative language devices—metaphors, similes, hyperbole, personification, alliteration, and onomatopoeia—and break...
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How to Get the X Factor
Howcast - Whether you want to win a talent contest or just be more popular, developing an "X factor" can help. Here's how to boost your winsome ways.
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True Authority: Top 10 Ways to Convince Others You Know what You are Talking about
Paradoxically, when you speak, the less you say, the more authority you convey. Here are ten ways you can underline your authority and wisdom when speaking with others. 1. Questions Judge people by their questions, rather than by their...
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Simile/Metaphor: It's a Figure of Speech
Mr. Griot explains and models writing similes and metaphors.
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Metaphor Meanings
“Metaphor Meanings” is a video that discusses metaphors and compares their literal and figurative meanings.
Wonderscape
Exploring the Power of Figurative Language: Metaphors and Beyond
This video explores figurative language's role in writing, focusing on metaphors, similes, allusions, personification, and hyperbole. It highlights how these devices enhance understanding and persuasion, using examples and interactive...
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What are Morgan's 8 Organizational Metaphors? An Organization is Like a...
Sometimes the best way to understand something complicated and abstract is with a metaphor. Gareth Morgan suggested we can gain some good insights into the nature of organizations from 8 organizational metaphors.
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Matching & Mirroring: How to Influence by Building Rapport
In a way, Rapport is an example of Reciprocation – which we looked at in the last video. However, it is about the reciprocation of movement and posture, gesture and expression, and words and speech. And, it will introduce us to the key...
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Looking for Clues
Poet and independent scholar Jennifer Michael Hecht shares her views of how cultural ideas shape questions and answers, and reveals her technique for how to get to a new idea.
Odd Quartet
Anatomy of a Music Note - Music Theory Crash Course
How do we identify the different parts of a note in music?
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Metaphors and Similes
Metaphors and Similes explores metaphors and similes by interpreting literal and figurative meanings.
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Metaphor and Similes
Learn the difference between metaphors and similes and understand why these two figurative language devices are so important in writing.
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How to Use Examples, Analogies, Similes and Metaphors when Writing your Essay
In this video, I break down how to use examples, metaphors, analogies, and similes to build and explain your ideas in your writing. You can use these in your paragraphs and essays to take your ideas to the next level. I explain the...
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Chemist Candy Hwang - ScienceLives
University of Southern California chemistry graduate student Candy Hwang won second prize and the People's Choice Award in a December 2012 video contest sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF), "Creating the Future." Hwang’s...
Oxford Comma
Life After Sports: Summary, Reading, and Analysis of John Updike's "Ex-Basketball Player."
John Updike's most famous poem, "Ex-Basketball Player" explores the triumphs and failures of the town's former star athlete, Flick Webb. Not only does "Ex-Basketball Player" perfectly capture the all too common fallout from sports...
Institute of Art and Ideas
Is there an unconscious and what is it?
Many have been sceptical of Freud's claim that unconscious desires control our lives. Yet recent studies show the conscious brain processes only a tiny fraction of the brain as a whole. Are hidden desires and secret thoughts driving our...
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Common British Idioms but What is an Idiom?
Let's first answer the question 'what is an idiom?' then we will look at the most common British idioms and phrases with meanings and examples. Timestamps and links are below! 0:07 What is an idiom? 1:53 What is figurative language? 2:40...
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Metaphor vs Simile - Poetry Defined
The great debate is here! In this episode, we break down what a Metaphor and Simile is, how they are similar and different. We also have a decisive winner at the end!
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The Untold Power of the 64 Yoginis: Devdutt Pattanaik Reveals Their True Meaning
Who are the 64 Yoginis, and why have they remained shrouded in mystery for centuries? This video explores the fascinating world of the 64 Yoginis — powerful feminine energies in the Tantric tradition. Drawing from Devdutt Pattanaik's...