and looked out at young
trees sprinting, the merry children spilling
out of their homes, but after the airport's
security check, standing a few yards
away. I looked again at her, wan,
pale as a late winter's moon and felt that
old familiar ache..............
How can the trees sprint ?
Why did the poet look at her mother again ?
What did She observe ?
Identify the figure of speech used in these lines.