Question

what is the poet asking his son to teach him ? why? (once upon a time)​

Answer 1

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The poet asks his son to show how to laugh sincerely. Children do not fake things. They show what they really feel. Again, the phrase 'once upon a time' reiterates the fact that he wants to be what he used to be long time ago as a boy.

Answer 2

The poet is asking his son to teach him how to be a sincere person, specifically while laughing, because he is tired of being fake like the others.

• The poet Gabriel Okara in his poem 'Once Upon a Time' lists out the ways in which people behave in fake and superficial ways. He himself regrets having picking up the same fakeness.
• He wants to go back to being a sincere and true individual as he used to be when he was a child.
• He looks to his son for inspiration, because his son is not yet an adult and has not learnt the 'muting' things of adult life. The poet wants his son to teach him 'how to laugh' and actually mean it, like unpretentious children do.

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