Personification

Definition:  It makes a thing, idea, or an animal does something only humans can do. Represent things with human characteristics, easier for readers to relate things in real life.

Example: Snow speaks to the people
        It is falling above in the glooming sunlight             
          Its white sparkling voice
          Echoes as it falls through the air.
                         By Jake
 （snow cannot speak, only living things can speak) 

Significance: Poet use personification to make poems more interesting and convey a certain mood to readers.