Question

5. What does the speaker mean by wanting to unlearn all these muting things'? from once upon a time poem​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Here 'muting' refers to 'changing all the time'. The poet has learnt to behave with pretended gladness. He tells his son that he wants to get rid of this false laugh showing only the teeth.

Answer 2

Explanation:

Here muting means change in time .

The poet wants to unlearn all the habits that he has learnt from the society and that has a true emotion and personality and has made him artificial and mechanical . He wishes to undo all such things , and return back to his golden days