Poem - Once Upon a Time I. One Mark Questions 1. Who is the speaker of the poem? a) son b) daughter c) father 2. What is the relationship between the narrator and the listener? a) Father and son b) Mother and daughter c) Poet and audience 3. What do you mean by “laugh with their teeth”? a) laugh with emotions b) laugh without emotions c) genuine laugh 4. What does the poet long for? a) sincerity b) food c) old age 5. What are „fangs‟ referred to? a) tongue of a snake b) teeth of a snake c) body of a snake 6. What is „cocktail face‟? a) face with mixed emotions b) face with false emotions c) face with true emotions 7. “I have learned to wear many faces like dresses”. What is the figure of speech employed here? a) metaphor b) personification c) simile 8. What has the poet learnt? a) wear many dresses b) change his face c) change his job. 9. What is meant by “muting things”? a)real emotions in silenced stage b)emotions that he cannot control b)people who are silent 10. What is the meaning of „unlearn‟? a) learn newly b) get rid of learning c) learn in silence
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Explanation:
- father
- father and son
- laugh without emotions
- old age
- teeth of a snake
- face with false emotions
- simile
- change his face
- real emotions in silenced stage
- learn newly
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Answer:
Concept:
Poem - Once Upon a Time written by Gabriel Okara.
Explanation:
1. Who is the speaker of the poem?
c) father
2. What is the relationship between the narrator and the listener?
a) Father and son
3. What do you mean by “laugh with their teeth”?
b) laugh without emotions
4. What does the poet long for?
a) sincerity
5. What are "fangs‟ referred to?
b) teeth of a snake
6. What is "cocktail face‟?
a) face with mixed emotions
7. “I have learned to wear many faces like dresses”. What is the figure of speech employed here?
b) personification
8. What has the poet learned?
b) change his face
9. What is meant by “muting things”?
a)real emotions in the silenced stage
10. What is the meaning of "unlearn‟?
a) learn newly
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