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ONCE UPON A TIME                        BY GABRIEL OKARA About the author                          Gabriel Okara, in full Gabriel Imomotimi  Gbaingbain Okara, (born April 21, 1921, Bumodi,Nigeria), Nigerian poet and novelist whose verse had been translated into several languages by the early 1960 s.                            A largely self-educated man, Okara became a bookbinder after leaving school and soon began writing plays and features for radio. In 1953 his poem “The Call of the River Nun” won an award at the Nigerian Festival of Arts. Some of his poems were published in the influential periodical  Black Orpheus , and by 1960 he was recognized as an accomplished literary craftsman.               ...
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Once Upon A Time  Author - Gabriel Okara  Poem Question and Answer     1.  Who is the author of the poem? Ans. Gabriel Okara is the author of the poem.         2.  Whom is the poet talking to? Ans.  Poet is talking to son.      3.  What do peoples hand do while their right hands shake                      hands with people? Ans.  They send their left hands into their friends pocket.       4.   What happened when the poet came to home for the third                 time? Ans.   Poet finds the door shut on him.      5.  Why is there no third time for the poet to feel at his hosts                  home?  Ans. Poet realized that all the invitations were n...
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