Notes For All Chapters – English Class 7
Summary:
- “Sleep, Baby, Sleep!” is a traditional lullaby meant to comfort and put a baby to sleep.
- It uses soothing words and imagery to create a calming effect.
Key Themes and Ideas:
- Mother’s Love: The mother tries different ways to lull the baby to sleep.
- Imagery of Nature: Describes the sky, stars, and sheep to paint a peaceful scene.
- Playful Threats: Gently warns the child in a loving tone.
- Promises of Gifts: Offers a sheep with a golden bell as a reward.
Important Vocabulary:
- Herds: Looks after sheep.
- Thee: Means “you.”
- Heavens: Refers to the sky.
- Bleat: The sound made by a sheep.
- Rogue: In the poem, it means a mischievous child.
Rhyming Words:
- Sleep, sheep
- Tree, thee
- Bright, night
- Dog, rogue
Stanza Breakdown:
- Creating a Pleasant Picture: Stanza 2 (heavens filled with sheep/stars).
- Threat in a Loving Manner: Stanza 4 (warning about the shepherd’s dog).
- Promise a Gift: Stanza 3 (offering a sheep with a golden bell).
- Making the Child Feel Safe: Stanza 5 (calming the child after the playful threat).
- Describing Night Beautifully: Stanza 2 (stars as lambs and the moon as a shepherd).
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