'Accents' by Denice Frohman

An animated interpretation of Denice Frohman's poem "Accents"

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This animation is part of our series, "There's a Poem for That," which features animated interpretations of poems both old and new that give language to some of life's biggest feelings.

Poem by Denice Frohman, directed by KAPWA / Robertino Zambrano.

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[janna]

I never understood why people love listening to poets until I came across this video. She delivered this so well and the emotions she conveyed was crystal clear. Such a powerful performance.

[DafneMarchesan]

"Her accent is a stubborn compass always pointing her towards home" chills

[--Paws--]

_"Kitchen, chicken, keychain"_ sounds like a perfect name for a restaurant.

[mnm]

"An accent is somebody speaking your language with the rules of theirs." -Trevor Noah

[ossen]

*Accents is what makes you to stand out. People become mesmerised and allured, wanting to know everything about your background.*
Never be ashamed of who you are, embrace it fully and people will respect you even more.

[AccentedCinema]

People used to mock my accents (Sometimes they still do). But I'm learning to accept and be proud of the way I speak. This poem gives me the drive to do so.

[chautran]

Nothing can beat your original voice, your true self

[duckente]

An accent points to a person's origin, this is a great video.

[joshuapunzalan]

Beautiful.. thanks ted ed and denice frohman

[BlueEyes-WhiteDragn]

I see Duolingo got Ted-Ed too

It's simple, Spanish or Vanish

I think I just fell in love with this animation, you guys deserve a standing ovation

[shahmiyusof]

this is such a wonderful masterpiece!

“her accents is a stubborn compass, always pointing her towards home.” ❤️❤️

[marinricros]

0:57 That "A-HA" killed me lmao

[naveenrajeee]

Excellent poem.. Thanks ted-ed for showing this with nice animation..🙏

[gosoloph]

Accent is a national symbol. You can easily know a person by just his/her accent. Its amazing how the English language become more complex and complex and diverse

[shamelle]

I'll embrace my Filipino accent now rather than masking it with a fake American accent. This poem boosted my patriotism even more. Salamat!

[stephanielemus]

This describes my mother's accent to a T and I cried a little. Never knew there was a poem that could explain it so well but now this means the world to me. Thank you Ted-Ed.

[ruthhh.m]

Snaps to the poet, claps to the animator. I love how ted ed always finds a great animator to fit the aesthetic/message of the videos, it's almost an art in itself😄

[jayjaywarrior]

"English. Be too NEAT for her kind of WONDERFUL." I love it. 💓Thank you for bringing this poem to life. I adore it, and the love this poet obviously holds for her mother is incredible.

[freshlytoe]

The stubborn compass pointing her to home quote is so deep, it will hit you so hard, even though I try my best to speak english without any accent, remember, accents are the ones who tell us where you originated from, don't degrade yourself just because of it, embrace it for it's uniqueness.