What is the theme of the poem?

The most beautiful things in life have the least longevity

The first foliage of Birch & Willow trees is gold. How does this help you interpret line 1?

It provides a literal understanding of the line

Which answer best expresses the basis for the paradox that is present in line 1?

cycle symbols-green=beginning/spring; gold=nearing end/fall.

What significance does the reference to Eden have on the poem's meaning?

It makes the theme more universal to include all humans

What does the title of the poem mean?

youth, innocence and beauty are impermanent

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Nothing Gold Can Stay

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Poetry Analysis - "Nothing Gold Can Stay"

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1
Which of the following ALL represent the beginning of a cycle?
green, Eden, dawn
leaf, flower, day
gold, hour, grief
hue, hold, sank
2
What is the theme of the poem?
Gold or money is fleeting
The most beautiful things in life have the least longevity
Joy & pain go together; need one to appreciate the other
Everything good turns bad
3
The first foliage of Birch & Willow trees is gold. How does this help you interpret line 1?
It provides a literal understanding of the line
It provides a basis for seeing the personification.
It makes the line more confusing
It provides a figurative understanding of the line
4
Which of the following would be BEST usedto help you explain the tone of the poem?
diction, syntax, rhythm, rhyme
similes, metaphors, personification
symbols, allusions, imagery
sentence length, line breaks, punctuation
5
What literary device is the reference to the Garden of Eden?
Metaphor
Simile
Allusion
Personification
6
What does the word 'hue' mean?
Light
Emotion
Color
Texture
7
What is the rhyme scheme called?
I don't know
Rhyming triplets
Rhyming Couplets
Iambic Pentameter
8
What figure of speech is "Her hardest hue to hold?"
Oxymoron
Personification
Metaphor
Sensory Language
9
Which answer best expresses the basis for the paradox that is present in line 1?
symbols of emotion: green=joy/laughter; gold=anger/tears.
cycle symbols-green=beginning/spring; gold=nearing end/fall.
universal symbols: green and gold mean the same thing
time symbols: green=permanent; gold=not permanent.
10
What significance does the reference to Eden have on the poem's meaning?
It further reinforces that nothing gold can stay
It makes the theme more universal to include all humans
It suggests that Adam and Eve are to blame for our problems
It shows how greedy man is
11
What is the tone of the poem?
sadness and resignation
angry and bitter
sarcastic and dismissive
hopeful and encouraging
12
What is the rhyme scheme?
AABBCCDD
ABCABCDD
ABABABAB
ABCDABCD
13
What literary device is "Nothing gold can stay?"
Simile
Personification
Assonance
Metaphor
14
What literary devices are present in "Nature's first green is gold?"
Metaphor and Alliteration
Metaphor and Assonance
Personification and Metaphor
Anaphora and Personification
15
What does the title of the poem mean?
Gold is not as lasting as we think
Gold tarnishes
Metals can always melt down; transform
youth, innocence and beauty are impermanent

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