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Poetry Analysis - "Nothing Gold Can Stay"
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What significance does the reference to Eden have on the poem's meaning?
It shows from the beginning of time good things fall
It further reinforces that nothing gold can stay
It shows how greedy man is
It makes the theme more universal to include all humans
2
What does the word 'hue' mean?
Light
Texture
Emotion
Color
3
What is the theme of the poem?
Everything good turns bad
The most beautiful things in life have the least longevity
Gold or money is fleeting
Joy & pain go together; need one to appreciate the other
4
What is the rhyme scheme?
ABCABCDD
AABBCCDD
ABCDABCD
ABABABAB
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What figure of speech is "Her hardest hue to hold?"
Oxymoron
Sensory Language
Metaphor
Personification
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What figure of speech is "Nothing gold can stay?"
Metaphor
Simile
Assonance
Personification
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What figure of speech is "Nature's first green is gold?"
Metaphor and Assonance
Metaphor and Alliteration
Anaphora and Personification
Personification and Metaphor
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In the line, "Her hardest hue to hold", what is "her" referring to?
The sun
The sky
Nature
Cherry
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What figure of speech is the reference to the Garden of Eden?
Personification
Allusion
Metaphor
Simile
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What is the rhyme scheme called?
Rhyming Couplets of Iambic Pentameter
Iambic Pentameter
Rhyming Couplets of Iambic Trimeter
I don't know
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What does the color gold most likely represent?
wealth and riches
purity and beauty
strength and power
warmth and kindness
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What does the title of the poem mean?
Gold tarnishes
Gold is not as lasting as we think
Metals can always melt down; transform
It's metaphorical- youth, innocence and beauty
