Once Upon A Time By - Gabriel Okara
The presented poetry piece “Once upon a time” has been composed by Gabriel Okara. The poet criticises modern life and the moral values have undergone a great change. He says that everything in the modern era has merely turned into a short of deception the poem can be summarised in the following ways:-
Reality versus deception
The post has ridiculed modern life and modern moral value. Contrasting the past with the present. He says that reality has been replaced by deception.
Explanation
- To laugh with their hearts: - To laugh with their hearts mean to laugh heartily.
- Laugh with their eyes: - It means brightness in the eyes due to laugh.
- Laugh with teeth: - Laugh with teeth means a showy laugh.
- Ice block cold eyes: - It means a kind of hatred.
- Without heart: - Without heart means the people in the modern era have no desire to shake hands with their close friends and relatives.
- Feel at home: - Feel at home means thinking to stay at home.
- There will be no thrice: - It means no visit for the third time.
- Wear many faces: - Wear many faces means to change faces and their colours.
- Confirming smiles: - To behave according to socially acceptable standards.
- With all their conforming smiles like a portrait smile: - It means that we should behave according to the socially acceptable conventions like a smile of a statue or portrait that can never change.
- Good riddance: - Good riddance means to express relief at being free of an unwanted person.
- Mutting things: - Mutting things mean things that cause a change in one’s nature.
- Snake’s bar fangs: - Snake’s bare fangs means that the venom teeth of the snake cause much danger to a person.
Most Important Question With Answer
Justification Of Title
Q1. Justify the title of the poem “once upon a time”
Or
What does the title of the poem “Once upon a time” indicate? Ans: Gabriel Okara, a Nigerian poet is the composer of the poem “Once upon a time”. This is a very catchy title. It clearly indicates the past. The poet has made comments on the drastic change in human behaviour between the people of ancient and modern times. The title of the poem is justified and it can be proved in the following ways: -
Diminishing Trend
Gabriel Okara gives us an idea about the diminishing trend of the culture, moral values and behaviour in the past by addressing his son. He remarks that in the past the behaviour of the people was natural, loving, sincerely friendly and warm. People used to live in a natural way. They used to enjoy every moment of life.
Worse Results
The poet has tried to make him as well as we understand that in the absence of moral values and behaviour people in the modern era have become selfish. They are no longer in a mood to show respect, honour and affection.
Justified title
The poet remembers that in the past, people used to show happiness from the core of their hearts on meeting someone. But now day’s people think that the arrival of a guest creates a big problem. So they want riddance at the earliest possible. Artificiality has taken the place of reality. Socially acceptable traditions have no place in society. He remarks that there was a time when people felt real joy in meeting their friends and relatives. Their behaviour was so genuine and full of warm affection. But now day’s people shake hands with their rights, while their left hands search their friend’s pocket to gain. In the poem, the poet has contrasted the past with the present, so the title is justified and appropriate.
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