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Nothing Gold Can Stay
Nothing Gold Can Stay
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#literary devices #the outsiders #extended metaphors, #figurative language
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1
"Her early leaf's a flower," literally refers to,
the sunrise at dawn is beautiful
first it is a bud then it grows to a leaf
wilting flowers
flowers in a meadow
2
What is the
connotation
of the word "gold"?
youth
all of the above
good or great things in life
innocence
3
Which line from the poem supports the setting?
Her early leaf's a flower
Her hardest hue to hold
Nature's first green is gold
But only so an hour
4
What is a "couplet"?
a stanza
two lines from a poem
the genre of poem
denotative reasoning
5
How does the poem’s imagery influence its mood with words like;
subside, sank, grief
?
The language is dark and forlorn
The language creates suspense
The language refers to nature
The language shows hyperbole
6
Which are examples of
metaphors
used in the poem?
early spring leaves
dawn
Garden of Eden
all of the above
7
In Johnny's letter, he refers back to the poem and church. What literary device is this?
flashback
connotation
foreshadowing
8
What is the effect of the title and the last line of the poem being the same?
Frost uses repetition to emphasize this line
It has a more effective rhyme scheme
to restate the theme
9
The
theme
of the poem is
change can be frightening
change is inevitable
change is fun
10
Which literary device is apparent in the line, "So dawn goes down to day."?
hyperbole
alliteration
onomatopoeia
assonance
11
Why do you think S.E. Hinton chose to includethis poem in
The Outsiders
?
The theme of the poem relates to Pony and Johnny's lives
It shows Ponyboy is not your typical greaser
It shows how characterization develops throughout the novel
all of the above
12
The
rhyme scheme
of the poem is
AABB
ABCD
ABCA
AAAA
13
The actual meaning of the words on paper or the actual meaning of a piece of literature is,
figurative meaning
connotation
denotation
literal meaning
14
In the line, "So Eden sank to grief," the word
grief
best means
good grief, (used as an exclamation of dismay, or relief)
great joy and celebration
keen mental suffering or distress over loss
The Garden of Eden is thought to be a beautiful garden
15
"Nature's first green is gold," What in nature is green?
leaf buds
all of the above
leaves
grass
16
"Her hardest hue to hold," is an example of which literary device?
alliteration
metaphor
oxymoron
simile
17
The literal meaning of the first four lines in the poem is
losing the good in life
the end of innocence
the life cycle of nature
growing a garden
18
What did Johnny mean when he told Ponyboy to, "stay gold"?
Stay young and innocent
I'll miss you, Ponyboy
Keep your hair blonde
Tell Dally to watch a sunset
19
Who is the speaker of the poem?
S.E. Hinton
Ponyboy Curtis
Robert Frost
Johnny Cade
20
How does Frost's poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay" relate to
The Outsiders
?
Ponyboy learns the flowers are beautiful.
Ponyboy learns that good things in life don't last.
Ponyboy learns to choose a new friend
Ponyboy learns to fake his emotions.
21
In the line, "Then leaf subsides to leaf," the best meaning of the word
subsides
is,
become less intense, violent, or severe
reduce until gone then regrowth
lapse into silence or inactivity
cave in; sink
22
The symbolic meaning of a poem or what the poem, in its entirety, represents is
connotation
denotation
literal meaning
figurative meaning
23
Choose the best claim for the literal meaning of Robert Frost's poem, "Nothing Gold Can Stay."
Johnny died and left the greasers heartbroken
the color gold cannot stay in nature
the loss of youth and innocence
24
How many
stanzas
are in the poem, "Nothing Gold Can Stay"?
8
4
1
2
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What is the
denotation
of the word "gold".
a precious metal or color
a gold flower
a golden sunset
a really nice feeling
