Tall Trees

The poet imagines the trees

The poet imagines the trees with feet in the earth and heads in the sky, which shows that they are very tall. They are described as if they can watch

Personification means speaking of a thing

Personification means speaking of a thing as if it were a living being. The trees are given human body parts and actions, and dusk is shown as sending

The poem presents clouds

The poem presents clouds, birds, dusk, moon, and trees as parts of one harmonious natural world. Each element has a role and supports the others.

The trees shelter birds safely

The trees shelter birds safely in nests at dusk and keep watch over the sleeping world at night. They act like guardians.

The second and fourth lines

The second and fourth lines of each stanza rhyme. The rhyming pairs are sky/by, rest/nest, and peeping/sleeping.