Question

“Once upon a time, son,
they used to laugh with their hearts
and laugh with their eyes;
but now they only laugh with their teeth,
while their ice-block-cold eyes
search behind my shadow.” ch
(Once Upon A Time )

(a) Who does the word ‘they’ refer to ?

(b) What effect does the poet create by using the phrase ‘once upon a time’?

(c) How can a person laugh with his eyes and heart?

(d) What human behaviour is being discussed in this stanza?

Answer 1

Answer:

1. people
2. before the lond ago many years ago
3. with teeir cool mind and sorrow heart and happiness
4. it is said that there were people who were laughingly laugh from the heart and their eyes but now they laugh from their ice blocked eyes and teeth from the shadow