Towards the end of After Apple-Picking,Frost writes "Were he not

Towards the end of After Apple-Picking,Frost writes "Were he not gone, /The woodchuck could say whether it’s like his /Long sleep, as I describe its coming on, /Or just some human sleep." The "human sleep" here refers to（ ）.
A、a trip to the countryside
B、death
C、rest after a day’s work in the orchard
D、exaltation of mind
【正确答案】：B
【题目解析】：弗洛斯特在这里所说的“human sleep”是“死亡”的比喻说法（a figurative speech referring to "death"）。