Question

Rhyme scheme of the cradle song by sarojini naidu

Answer 1

Sarojini Naidu, known as "The nightingale of India", was a great Indian poet, orator, politician and administrator. Her poem "Cradle song" is a very gentle and tender song used to lull a child to sleep. This is being sung by a mother to her child who describes various picturesque places from where she says she brings her child a little lovely dream. The poem is a mother’s use of imagination and beautiful words which create a calming effect on the child and induce sleep. The mother gently caresses the child while singing and says she hopes the child sleeps well and has pleasant dreams. From the poem we can infer that it is based in an Indian village as she describes the spice groves, rice fields and a stream.