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Poetry Analysis - "Nothing Gold Can Stay"

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1
What is the theme of the poem?
Gold or money is fleeting
The most beautiful things in life have the least longevity
Everything good turns bad
Joy & pain go together; need one to appreciate the other
2
What does the title of the poem mean?
Gold tarnishes
Metals can always melt down; transform
Gold is not as lasting as we think
It's metaphorical- youth, innocence and beauty
3
What figure of speech is the reference to the Garden of Eden?
Personification
Metaphor
Simile
Allusion
4
What figure of speech is "Her hardest hue to hold?"
Metaphor
Personification
Sensory Language
Oxymoron
5
What does the word 'hue' mean?
Light
Emotion
Texture
Color
6
What figure of speech is "Nature's first green is gold?"
Anaphora and Personification
Metaphor and Alliteration
Personification and Metaphor
Metaphor and Assonance
7
What figure of speech is "Nothing gold can stay?"
Assonance
Personification
Simile
Metaphor
8
What significance does the reference to Eden have on the poem's meaning?
It shows from the beginning of time good things fall
It shows how greedy man is
It makes the theme more universal to include all humans
It further reinforces that nothing gold can stay