Question on: WAEC Literature - 2006

Read the poem and answer the question

Sleep, O sleep
With thy Rod of Incantation
Charm my Imagination,
Then, only then, I cease to weep

By thy power,
The virgin, by Time O' ertaken,
For Years forlorn, forsaken,
Enjoys the happy Hour.

What's to sleep?
'Tis a visionary Blessing;
A dream that's past expressing;
Our utmost Wish possessing;
So may I always keep.

''Sleep'' in the poem is an example of

A
alliteration
B
assonance
C
onomatopoeia
D
pun
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Correct Option: D

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