Essays Tagged: "Once Upon a Time (poem)"

Gabriel Okara: Analysing "Once upon a time".

sees in his young son; he wants to regain that innocence.The poem starts with the well-known words "Once upon a time", suggesting that what the speaker is going to say is a fairy tale, something so fa ... ile seem dangerous. The speaker regrets the loss of his innocence, but hopes his son can teach him."Once Upon a Time" is an emotional poem about the story of a grown up man--who once was an innocent c ...

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Subjects: Literature Research Papers > World Literature > Poetry