Figures of speech in the poem -"the laburnum top"

Dear Student,
Following are the figures of speech used in the first stanza of the poem The Laburnum Top:

Alliteration: September Sunlight, tree trembles and thrills, alert and abrupt
Simile: sleek as a wizard
Metaphor: machine starts up of chitterlings (the shaking of the tree is compared to a  a machine being started)
Personification: The tree is personified in the line "The whole tree trembles and thrills". 

Hope this answer gives you an overall idea on the use of poetic devices in the poem and helps you to complete your answer.

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