English Notes Latest Questions

Explain the use of personification in the poem Trees by Joyce Kilmer

Explain the use of personification in the poem Trees by Joyce Kilmer

1 Answer

  1. In the poem Trees, the poet has personified the tree as a female. He refers it using the word “her” and also describes its beauty. e.g. its branches as described as hair and its leaves are described as breast. In addition, the poet also personifies earth and imagines it like a mother which feeds the tree its sweet water.

    Read summary of this poem.

You must login to add an answer.