Question

once upon atime compare to old folks laugh by maya angelou and the house of my childhood by dilip chitre

Answer 1

Both the poems state the personal feelings of the poets.  Dilip Chitre is recollecting his grandmother’s voice and her activities as witnessed when he was a toddler. He states that her voice had a shiver due to old age and it used to reflect on the leafless branch. Here, the poet recollects the nostalgic memories of his grandmother.  We can feel a tinge of sorrow expressed

Maya Angelou is speaking about the old people in general.  In this poem, the poet states how they laugh heartily with “their bellies to jiggle like slow tambourines”.  In this poem, the poem express happiness felt during the old age and forgiveness which comes due to understanding “the life”.