Read the poem and answer the question.
Grey geese glided, glad and grave,
The marsh held secrets, dark and deep;
The lake was a mirror of moving sky,
And reeds stood watch while herons sleep.
The frogs croaked like a rusty gate,
The lilies leaned in silver rain;
Soft ripples ran from root to root,
And dawn was a lantern again.
"And reeds stood watch while herons sleep" is personification because: