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What do you associate with the title of the poem?
The title clearly indicates about the past. I associate that a fairytale may be in a poetic form. Here ‘Once upon a Time’ suggests how people were once. It is far from what is being witnessed in the society now.
Who is talking in the poem?
PARENT TALKING TO HIS SON
Why do you think the poet has given it the title, ‘Once Upon a Time’?
Because once upon a time and now they're many modifications
once upon a time the people used to laugh with their affection and shake hands with hearts,whereas nowadays they're just laughing with teeth Andrew shake hands with no hearts
Therefore ,the father was saying his days like once upon a time to his son
What does he mean by wanting ‘to unlearn all these muting things’?
The speaker wants to be as innocently sincere as his young son. He wants to “unlearn all these muting things”; this suggests that he has learnt how to behave in a way which “mutes” or silences his real emotions.
What happens to the poet when he visits someone for the third time?
When the poet visits someone for the third time, they will get fed up and slam the doors shut. In other words they won’t allow him to come into their house.
What pleasantries does the poet use to fake cordiality?
In the first line of the third stanza “Feel at home!”, “Come again” the poet uses fake cordiality. People welcome the guests for two times but the third time they will treat the guests differently.
How does the poet compare his face with dresses?
The poet learnt how to change faces in different situations. Like changing dresses, he is forced to wear facial expressions.
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Mention the qualities the child in the poem symbolises.
Innocence and ignorance are the qualities of the child in the poem symbolizes.
What does the poet mean when he says ‘good bye’?
The poet has been able to change with the society. He has learnt learnt to say ‘good bye’ in an unnatural way.
How is the poet’s laugh reflected in the mirror?
The poet’s laugh reflected in the mirror is like a snake’s bare teeth
Pick out the expressions that indicate conflicting ideas.
The expressions that indicate conflicting ideas are “laugh with their hearts and laugh with their eyes”, and “laugh with their teeth”. Laughing with one’s heart and eyes reveal real gladness. But laughing with one’s teeth reveals one’s external showy love.
What is the relationship between the narrator and the listener?
The relationship between the narrator and the listener is father and son.
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What does the poet long for?
The poet longs for child-like innocence