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WAEC SSCE - Literature In English - 2006 (Objective)

Question 1 Report

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.

The power of ''sleep'' is described as
Answer Details
The power of sleep is described as magical in the poem. The speaker asks for sleep to use its magical power to charm their imagination so that they can stop weeping. Sleep is also described as a visionary blessing, which is past expressing, possessing our utmost wish, and always to be kept.
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