How does the author's use of personification
contribute to the poem?

Answer:
Personification connects readers with the object that is personified. Personification can make descriptions of non-human entities more vivid, or can help readers understand, sympathize with, or react emotionally to non-human characters.
Answer:
They are making it seem like the tree is a person
Explanation:
The tree is not a person, but they are making it seem like it is, therefore they are using
with the tree