* "Willows whiten, aspens quiver"
* "Brook tosses along lapping"
* "Pebbles shine, pearl washen"
Assonance
* "Willows" and "whiten"
* "Brook" and "tosses"
* "Pearls" and "washed"
Similes
* "Willows whiten, aspens quiver,
Little breezes dusk and shiver" (The willows are compared to whitened objects, and the aspens are compared to creatures shivering.)
* "Brook tosses along lapping" (The brook is compared to a person tossing something.)
* "Pebbles shine, pearl-washen" (The pebbles are compared to pearls that have been washed.)
Personification
* "Brook tosses along lapping" (The brook is given human-like qualities by describing it as "tossing" along.)
* "Willows whiten, aspens quiver" (The willows and aspens are given human-like qualities by describing them as "whitening" and "quivering".)
Metaphor
* "Pebbles shine, pearl-washen" (The pebbles are compared to pearls that have been washed.)