The Opposites Game

[@TEDEd]

We hope you love the poems we've animated for this series as much as we do! Check out the whole collection here: bit.ly/TEDEdTheresAPoemForThat

[@drishtirastogi8535]

What is supposed to be meant by "Your death will sit through many empty poems?" 🤔

[@baconknightproductions8297]

What if you point it at a gun

[@Smilemoreatlyfe09]

TED-Ed listen ted Ed I know that you guys do a lot of stuff on education an I appreciate that I really do . But can you guys do me a hudge favor and do one on Basketball training and Russell Westbrook

[@CodyLynn100]

@@drishtirastogi8535 My life had stood a loaded gun. - Life has the potential to do many things, achieve many goals and opportunities, both good, and bad. Your death will sit many empty targets. - In death, all potential, all goals or opportunities, that could have been, will never be. -A metaphor is that of the potential that comes with a loaded gun. An action that just needs someone to pull the trigger. This could be any achievement that might be done in one's life. But in death, everything that could have been achieved is gone. -The more notable relation of war and shootings, one stands as the attacker, another as the defender. Both live by the gun. When one kills the other, all those that could have been shot by the dead will not be shot, empty targets. But with replacing targets with poems, it grows in meaning to all the emotions that could have been had by the dead, be they home or battle, will never come to be. Live your life. Take actions toward what you feel right. Face the evils of this world, with a loaded gun if you must. But stand ready. For in death, the actions not taken will remain. And the evils not faced, will sit unscathed.

[@johnjohn-6256]

Keep it coming, Ted!

[@MarkWTK]

I like how the book gets thicker after each frame! Just like how the poem gets deeper after each sentence :) Nice touch!

[@怀壁]

臣附议

[@sarahyduran2578]

Love your perspective!

[@finnfraser5177]

inr

[@duchi882]

*"You're so wrong you'll never be right again"* Woah hold on there fella that's a bit too much

[@astern.7425]

That is the sickest burn i've heard in a while

[@imanimaldonado1626]

Haha reminds me of that Spotify ad "I'm so speechless, I have words again" yknow

[@khaliah7754]

@@imanimaldonado1626 I've never seen that one. Is it an older ad?

[@imanimaldonado1626]

@Khaliah Deya /// it's about a hair product :) I got it, it’s Aussie 3 minute miracle gel

[@khaliah7754]

@@imanimaldonado1626 oh ok, thx

[@rainbowsomeone]

“The opposite of a gun is wherever you point it” asdkllfdsflg favorite line of this poem

[@syedsejal2478]

True goosebumps on that line

[@JustHANO]

Amazing.

[@rozempire2843]

You ruined it

[@tinemalvarado]

I love this!

[@johnjohn-6256]

I clapped so hard my neighbors screamed hahahaha

[@Alia-bc3rc]

That is some hostile class. One poem and they all turned into Game of Thrones.

[@elenamaxima4535]

language majors

[@thoughtsofme8928]

My classes have gone to war for lesser things

[@NotASovietSpy1]

thats just every group project ever

[@affanshaikh8492]

Didn't saw any lannisters in there ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@pisces2569]

At least the ending was satisfying unlike the ending of Game of Thrones

[@Marcos-yd2iz]

Goodness gracious, the animation, the narration, everything is absolutely perfect. Poetry has never been so captivating.

[@saltycornchip]

That is why I love Ted ed ever since I found it in 7th grade.

[@harshitarao2225]

Beautiful

[@may878]

"It's saying 'I love you' into your hand and then touching someone's ear" I don't know why but there's just something about that line that spoke to my soul.

[@zaimzainal6635]

It mean like the person love themselves and then love others, it's a great line

[@avivastudios2311]

@@zaimzainal6635 I had no clue what that line meant. So thank you. Guess I'm not such a deep thinker.

[@bamshares77]

​@@avivastudios2311 i think it means that since he whispered i love you to his hand and touching someone's ear after will make the other person hear the message behind that simple gesture

[@kennedylareign]

“your death will sit through many empty poems” i love that line. it’s either saying that no amount of words will ever be able to express the pain that you’ve experienced after being shot, or it’s saying that your family and friends will never be able to get over your death, and their words will be empty because their emotions have not been dealt with. the words of their poems will be empty either because no one can accurately describe the unimaginable pain that you felt after being shot, or their words will fall short of any sort of emotion because they are incapable of expressing their feelings.

[@guntoapeyton7950]

to me it means that your death will have no meaning. Because poems are supposed to express feeling and an empty poem is a poem that means nothing. So, the line is saying that your death will endure no meaning. Many people who shoot a gun have no consideration for the people it's pointed at

[@hambos]

thank you both so much for providing your interpretations, this final line really has troubled me about its meaning.

[@wanimeshy]

@@hambos same, that's the line i didn't get at all

[@coaql]

I think that the line "The opposite of a gun is wherever you point it." is a joke and the kids wanted an answer, so in disappointment they address to him to not write that on board(consider it a lame reply) and then saying "Your death will sit through many empty poems" just like his answer did not provided a meaning to them. --maybe I'm wrong.

[@penguinchess]

I think it's the opposite sentence from where they began, which was the sentence, "my life had stood a loaded gun," which, when you take the opposite of each word, you get "your death will sit through many empty poems." The students told him to write the word "poem" instead of his longer explanation.

[@guidoferri8683]

I would have loved to be in a class so engaged in a lesson

[@drestonjclaw2839]

Guido Ferri me too

[@dancingbread7015]

Your profile pic looks interesting

[@lookiams]

me too

[@hiramalik3818]

Me too

[@halfnwhole751]

Nobody: Noone: Student:THE OPPOSITE OF GUN IS MIDWIFE

[@aptname9710]

Does make sense. A gun, as an instrument of death, takes life away. A midwife, by that same analogy, assists in bringing about birth.

[@temmiemew]

@@aptname9710 thats my favorite answer

[@oddsdenver9673]

Shouldn't it be a tool the midwife uses instead?

[@aptname9710]

@De nieva De Nieva I literally know smack about midwifery. Or gunsmith-ing. See, writers have to know a ton of random stuff that they're writing about, even if that research doesn't make it to centre stage of the page. And usually, it can't. Because that knowledge is so specialised that it'll be lost on the layman reader. (Writers have to know it to understand the very basics of how something works, so they don't make a very fatal error in using that device in whichever way they have contrived to do so.) The poet just wanted you to get the gist of it, so they used a basic metaphor. Confusing the reader is the opposite of what a writer endeavours to do with their writing. And writing as simply as possible is crazy hard. In this case, a midwife is used as a metonymic/synecdochical metaphor. As in, a part representing the whole. Like a sceptre or crown for the king or monarchy.

[@aptname9710]

@Temmie Mew I really love "It's words and the spaces for words." Because that one just contains all the answers. And also, "It's saying 'I love you' into your hand and then touching someone's ear." I think that sounds very soft and thoughtful.

[@blessysitoy7574]

My mind is still in shock with that one line. "The opposite of a gun is wherever you point it." Haunting. Continue to create animations like this please. ❤

[@santanuchowdhury609]

"The opposite of a gun is wherever you point it." No other way to express about the gun violence better.

[@ArjunKumar-rw8qd]

Tai naki?

[@thureintun1687]

Stop saying "gun" violence! All violence are human violence. Murderer will murder for no doubt, no gun or not. If they are smart, killing with car is better, could get more kills than shooting. Just drive to nearest show, festival, or where a bunch of folks doing exercise, speed up straight right there! Mission complete. The car win! The gun lost! Anyway why don't people call street fights "fist violence"? or "knife violence"or "bat violence"? Why don't you call robbery "hand violence"? The word "gun violence" is very intentional

[@KRW200]

@@thureintun1687 though it's not international :)

[@thureintun1687]

@@KRW200 of cuz it is absolutely international! Only not about gun. You can find lefies all over the world these days! 100% international they are.

[@Redasurc]

Except another gun lol

[@lumpy_caramelle4073]

I was constantly thinking "Not a gun" as the answer😂

[@nantzstein3311]

This is not worth it, trust me.

[@ZaxorVonSkyler]

I think its a target!

[@StRanGerManY]

@@ZaxorVonSkyler yeah, that's what the author said, too. "Whatever you point it to", a target

[@sachinkalia3583]

Me too!

[@FilterChain]

Lesson : Not everything has an opposite

[@tanmoyeesarkar2477]

"Your death will sit through many empty poems" ... Thank you Brendan Constantine! Thank you TedEd!

[@Elizabethogolo]

tanmoyee sarkar I don’t get this line. Can you explain?

[@Trestrope]

@@Elizabethogolo It's the word-for-word opposite to the Emily Dickinson line at the start "My life had stood a loaded gun"

[@mujahidzenulambiya5390]

@@Elizabethogolo its opposite sentece of "My life had stood a loaded gun"

[@nanopopquiz7460]

Does "your death will sit through many empty poems" have any meaning in itself though? Or it's just merely the word-by-word opposite of the other sentence?

[@dynamicloss1492]

I see it as saying that a premature death will result in the fact that the poet won't be able to write those poems?

[@snowcold5932]

This video was a wild ride, the animation perfectly showed the chaos in the classroom and in the thoughts of those in it. I'm amazed by it all. Huge respect to the animator(s).

[@osse1n]

*Animations are worth to be showed in Cinemas*

[@gsp_admirador]

At first I was like I am not into poems that much, but just a minute later I was just hooked to it, beautiful!

[@killerpekka]

I always love to see the new TED-Ed animations, they never seem to disappoint :)

[@DandragonDe]

well... just don't ask the book about it... Its opinion could be a bit 'torn' :o)

[@youdontneedtoknowmyname2753]

“The opposite of a gun is where you point it” Me: Points gun at gun Teacher: a you weren’t suppose to do that

[@someonesgenericfish0]

big brain

[@bjap1563]

Fastest gun in the west. Who!? 😆😆

[@sunrhey]

Then it would not be opposite or a antonym

[@helloena]

they are still opposites in intent though

[@anthyavila9726]

@@someonesgenericfish0 Not really. Contronyms, words that contradict themselves, exist. Take the verb 'to dust' for example.

[@strangeanimations2518]

This is your best video yet in my opinion, well at least one of the best!

[@ELEGANTFOX]

So much hardwork so much time just for one free video really appreciate that

[@sharonc3465]

I think writing poem as the antonym of gun is poetic in its own right. They're saying everything is a poem, life is a poem, the world is a poem. It's kind of beautiful.

[@avivastudios2311]

Didn't think of it like that. Thank you

[@chautran950]

At first I thought it about regular school life but later it's about war. Incredible video as usual, great work! thanks Ted-ed for bringing this to us

[@jayatimallik4154]

"It's a diamond, it's a dance, The opposite of gun is a museum in France. ❤️ It's a moon, it's a mirror It's the sound of a bell and the hearer."

[@matr1x83]

What’s the opposite of gun? Whatever it’s pointed at.....(ponders for a while).....Deep. 😔

[@paperitgel98]

So? a Target.

[@logixindie]

It could be another gun!

[@abdulazizinularifeen]

Will be too after it's fired.

[@link2498]

@@paperitgel98 Murder or Suicide is what I interpreted it to mean.

[@Matheus-ql7mn]

This verse is really deep. The opposite of a gun is whatever it's pointed at not only literaly, but also because it's the thing that the gun will destroy. It's the other side of the "battle", the "enemy". The gun it's the opposite of the maintenance of its existence. Great poem, great video.

[@mkb285]

This was spectacular! As an aside, that little girl who grabs his arm and says "Nothing's decide here..." was intense; like, I'm going to murder you and wear your skin as a hoodie level of intense.

[@donnelhj]

r/rareinsults

[@karlcruz8491]

The chirping sound as the credits roll is perfect, as if to say that life triumphs over death

[@Virukishen]

The opposite of a gun is wherever you point it Me:A FREAKIN TARGET

[@DnF0hCherry]

This video is literally one of the bests. I'm totally in aw, the poem, the art, the narrator's tone of voice... All in all, perfect!

[@qmac9966]

0:13 a poem? A surprise but a welcome one

[@nuri2318]

Today was the first day of my vacation in South India and I'm so happy to find a new Ted season at the end of the day. Usually I'm not a poem person ,I like when novels get poetic but not really poem , however watching this changes my perception . What a wonderful day !

[@pushpanjalikhare4276]

This poem was so wonderful!!! The world which uses a "gun" (a destructive and tyrant weapon, A sign of war) so freely without any ado...... Isn't sure of its antonym as in how to neutralize it!!!!! So good and real...

[@goldengifts3830]

Oh.. my gosh.. That.. my heart.. I love that poem so much, the animation, the visuals, it just fits together perfectly.

[@hambos]

Apart from the main anti-war point, I like how it displays that even when the matter is about peace, people tend to take sides and fight ( clubs which dont talk to each other, shouting, at the line "shouting match" the children turn into chess board, arrows etc) A really decent poem.

[@hsryu5569]

How do the animations blow me away every single time. Also such an interesting video with stellar narration (as always)!

[@zaisempai7267]

I love how the book & how it is drawn compliment each other. The texture & how some the doodles are drawn in an actual book looks impressive. As well as the content of the poem matches the art.

[@khi9395]

I am never a big fan of poems, but this is just beautiful. I am in awe

[@cheeze6850]

bit unrelated, but as a teenager struggling with depression, the line 'your death will sit through many empty poems' really helped me, now I am trying to write my own poetry

[@KC-ne1vi]

Wow. The animation, the style, especially the poem itself. You could interpret it a thousand different ways: the gun rights debate, the nature of free speech, or just a classroom discussion. Anyway you approach it, still a very meaningful poem. Kudos to the author!

[@sayac.1737]

I can't stop watching this..! the animation is so wonderful and that line.. "the opposite of a gun is wherever you point it." wow. what an impact!

[@avtasavtas5292]

I adore getting a notification, and seeing that it’s from TED-Ed. Thank you for the beautiful animations and the incredible content!

[@jadelan9549]

I absolutely adore this narrator and this style of animation, this has definitely been one of my favorite of this series so far

[@samcool731]

This video is so cool..Ted team I am in awe.. Thank you 🌼

[@jacobter-stepanyan2925]

I listened to this, and then I listened to this again, and again, and again... One of the best poems I had ever heard Thank you

[@imanimaldonado1626]

I mean, wouldn't it be something that you take in with no harm since a gun shoots out with harm? Like love or energy. BESIDES THAT, this was amazing

[@alishbaali7223]

What a splendid poem! An equally well spoken one. Especially the end. Oh goodness.

[@razbender1379]

From times to times I wonder how Ted-Ed animation stays unique everytime over and over again.

[@gzpo]

Pitiful. Everyone knows the opposite of a gun is an un-gun.

[@khaliah7754]

Ikr. Come on, get on our level

[@gzpo]

@@khaliah7754 Define "our" and define "level". But, seriously, what does "lkr" mean? I just finished Season three of Travelers on Netflix - loved it. 😎

[@khaliah7754]

@@gzpo "Our level" as in thinking outside of the box. Ikr means I know right

[@halfnwhole751]

Malpafilo

[@PILOSOPAUL]

opposite of gun is nug

[@zubaidakarimjuthy5314]

The poem , the narration , the animation - everything about this video was so beautiful that it made my heartache.

[@brain2728]

That is the best poem I ever heard. Practical and yet thought provoking .

[@armaansoni6906]

I have never been moved this much. The chills were real....

[@celeryman109]

“The opposite of a gun is wherever you point it” What if you point it at a gun?

[@gostupidgocrazyyy4403]

then its "soon to be rubble" gun

[@thomasroeder1]

Usually there's someone holding the gun being pointed at

[@gostupidgocrazyyy4403]

@@thomasroeder1 Well the pointing gun might just miss and shoot ither at the holder of a gun being pointed at, or into a completly diffrent direction.But with enouth luck the gun being pointed at might get shot by a pointng gun or vice versa.

[@gostupidgocrazyyy4403]

what am i doing with my life?

[@StRanGerManY]

@@gostupidgocrazyyy4403 it's not about shooting, it's about intent and aiming

[@avivastudios2311]

The opposite of a gun is where ever you point it. That's actually really beautiful. Glad I clicked on this

[@adaada8640]

Many thanks for the animation , it helped in capturing the intensity of poem .

[@btssuejibae8130]

It always feels nice to come across people with more than one similar interest as me :)

[@adaada8640]

@@btssuejibae8130 yes indeed fellow army : )

[@princessespiritu755]

Tbh, the poem was very beautiful esp. the answer in the end. The whole presentation gave me goosebumps and even had my heart thumping.

[@avishivashisht3988]

So... divergent from general poetry, from the usual genres. The ending has me taken!!! PS I can't possibly be the only one thrown asunder by that great TEDx animation and those sound effects!!! Who else is amazed at this theatre-like experience?

[@ebitoro4590]

That final animation, of a gun pointed at a group of children, sent a chill down my spine. A good poem makes you think.

[@who5117]

3:51 Narrartor: The opposite of a gun is wherever you point it *Points gun at school children* Me: I- I uhh.. don't think that's how you're supposed to do.. it

[@charliefischer59]

Let's all take a moment to appreciate that these videos are free and available for everyone to watch.

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

*_I never knew Opposite Day came very early this year._*

[@MuhammadAmmar-vf2qp]

The poem, the voice of the speaker and the animation just blows away the mind and INDEED makes you think what the opposite of 'gun' would be.

[@leage1617]

You could argue even in a different way so that the teacher is right. I think the answer is everything said. For that the opposite of life is death. An as a gun is bringing death everything that live brings is the answer. You could even say that when a gun does not bring death it brings pain and misery, so the opposite is everything that brings joy. Think about it

[@abhijeetraut6427]

Wait, can we all just not thanks TED-ED for bringing such a great poem to us. C'mon I didn't even know such a poem existed.

[@jackjensen422]

This was the best one yet. Watched three times, cried three times. Thank you.

[@jarredluzada5700]

i really felt this,, every word in it. thank you, TED-Ed

[@igodgirl1390]

I just kept thinking peace and love was the opposite of a gun, but this poem was beautiful.

[@matiasgonzalez5053]

This is amazing. Thank you TED-ED for introducing me to poems

[@TEDEd]

What a high compliment! Thank you!

[@matiasgonzalez5053]

@@TEDEd ;-)

[@nicolegodard3438]

This marks my third year in a row of playing this game with my students and then watching this video. Every time my students are stunned by the last lines. Thanks for this.

[@weeping_scope]

Amazing art style as always

[@yanu1559]

my love for poetry just got extremely overboard by this video. so inspiring and amazing!

[@astern.7425]

I don't really have anything interesting to say So... Good video, TED

[@apollosbby]

This made me feel so much. So deeply. I can only thank you for illustrating this beautiful work.

[@anphungthuyvan3610]

I really love this poem ❤ And the way expressing idea is so creative! Thanks for giving me this excellent video.

[@NTony-qh2wy]

When he said "write something like poetry" and then began to rrrroast the conceptual idea of poets KILLED me

[@nantzstein3311]

Note this : _In the west poetry and philosophy are not in harmony_ .

[@abdulazizinularifeen]

My favourite of all of TedEd's poems

[@elvisitor]

The opposite of a gun, is a TED-Ed video!

[@weirdmeat5271]

Is it threat ?

[@_samaa]

This video is the opposite of gun. It's so beautiful.

[@such1997]

It makes you wonder.. think... Fabulous work... :) So content watching that i had goosebumps!!

[@prarthanasputturaya4569]

"The opposite of a gun is wherever you point it" Great words. This poem will be one of my favourites. I wish I had this in my textbook. At last, Thanks a ton, Ted-ed. You always bring us something new and something worth sharing for. One more thing, I enjoy the animation as much as I enjoy its content. 💖💖🙌

[@cidcanelas7594]

Opposite of gun= what it's pointing at

[@tsumetaisan7971]

It actually sounds very... awesome when you listen it with your headphones on!

[@nishantkushwaha5846]

Opposite of a gun is the gunman .

[@SharpDesign]

No, that would be a synonym I think.

[@shgroil9547]

thank you for all the hard work you put into this

[@noipecinecitim]

I feel like there are many levels to this poem. Just like when people kill over insignificant matters, the kids start making groups and dividing themselves in order to establish who's right and who's wrong, becoming themselves the gun.

[@iskandar6799]

The opposite of gun is gunn't

[@lovelylittlegirl3332]

"The opposite of a Gun is where you point it" gave me goosebumps.

[@kyles.7750]

0:49 America 100

[@davidhidary]

Such an amazing series and the animation lines up so well with the poem it really adds new depth to it. Keep it up!

[@demetraeconomou6096]

Why not a I don't know *A SHIELD*

[@cyclepro0145]

A kevlar plated vest

[@phoebeong6963]

Demetra Economou actually a shield would be the opposite of a sword. A bulletproof vest is the opposite of a gun

[@makeitbetter7436]

The animation here is so in coherence with words, full of feelings, feels at home. Like a gun.

[@rubyxii5313]

"A gun could point at another gun, "says someone from the NRA.

[@kimchiireoke2990]

I’ve never been so speechless after watching a video, thank you my favorite KZbinr. I’ve learned a lot from your channel

[@VKian]

Hi beautiful people 😀 Have a sweet and great day 🤩 Best regards from the small youtuber 😄

[@neeneeo]

Teacher: The opposite of a gun is wherever you point it The quiet kid: *A STUDENT!*

[@pantomath.7696]

This poem is one of the most beautiful creation of god 1st 1min I was like not interested after 1.1 min i was like wts next.👏👏

[@ronahrollan8343]

when u can't decide if the animation made the poem so amazing or is it the poem that made the animation better

[@cutiebunnyamber3447]

no u

[@YeganeMoghaddam-ye9ane]

This is jaw dropping!!!!! Both the poem and the animation... It's so good I can't think of anything better than this! It's an ace with capital A

[@Norst0n]

Ok