Question

"To perfume the sleep of dead" What is the meaning of the above line? Which poetic device is used in "sleep of dead?"

Answer 1

Answer:

Along with crown for bridegroom and garlands for his bed, they weave sheets of white blossoms to be put on the shroud/coffin of dead. Hence, she uses the phrase 'to perfume the sleep of dead.

poet uses euphemism in the line of the poem.