The Outsiders

The Outsiders

- Robert Frost

" Nature’s first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf’s a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay. " 

What do you think this poem means?

​"Nothing Gold Can Stay" Meaning

• "Gold" is making a comparison to the good things in life.

• There is a comparison with spring (growing flowers that don't last), and reality.

• In simple terms, the poem is saying that good things don't last forever, so take advantage of them while you can.

Comparisons

• Good things in life

• Life (doesn't last forever)

​Reality

• Gold

• Flower (doesn't last forever)

​Spring

Open Ended

Why do you think the author, Robert Frost compared life to nature in the way he did?

Fill in the Blanks

Nature’s first green is gold, Her hardest hue to hold. Her early leaf’s a flower; But only so an hour. Then leaf subsides to leaf. So Eden sank to grief, So dawn goes down to day. Nothing

can stay.

Draw

Draw a before and after picture of the flower that is compared to life.

Poll

On a scale of 1-5, how much did you understand this poem the first time reading it?

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