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What does it mean?
A speaker asks the wind to blow gently while a child sleeps.
In plain terms
She asks the wind to be quiet so the baby sleeps.
What can you take from it?
Quiet is needed for rest and peace.

Where it applies

  • lullabies
  • evening routine
  • parenting

Putting it to work

  • writing lullabies
  • describing night
  • comfort

Questions to consider

  • What helps you sleep?
  • How do you ask for quiet?

Another view

It personifies the wind as having agency to obey.

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