In this poem, Stephens explains the characteristics the wind contains, but through features that humans possess. As the wind blows, individuals can hear the wind, see trees swaying, and watch the leaves on the ground get blown around. Instead of just explaining how nature moves when wind blows, Stephens uses human characteristics as if the wind were a person: "He whistled on his fingers and Kicked the withered leaves about"(pg.474). His explanation of the wind containing human characteristics makes sense because when the wind blows, the leaves move around, as if someone were kicking it. The branches on the trees swaying when the wind blows would look the same if a person where to grab them by their hands and start shaking the branches:"And thumped the branches with his hand,