Nothing Gold Can Stay Quiz

Who is the poet referring to when he says, "Her hardest hue to hold. Her early leaf’s a flower"

• Johnny's mum
• Mother Nature
• Ponyboy's mum
• Eden

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

In line 5, what does the word "subsides" mean?

• To increase and make bigger
• To strip someone of their dignity
• To become less intense, violent, or severe
• To lack sympathy towards others

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

"Nature's first green is gold." What sound technique has been used in this line?

• Assonance
• Repetition
• Onomatopoeia
• Alliteration

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is the meaning of the poem?

• Nothing lasts forever
• Nothing, particularly that which is perfect and beautiful in the world, lasts forever
• Over time, the colour gold loses its colour
• Plants are withering and dying due to climate change

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.2

"So Eden sank to grief." What allusion is being made here?

• The Garden of Eden
• Heaven's Gate
• Adam and Eve
• The novel "East of Eden"

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

"Her hardest hue to hold." What figurative language technique is being used here?

• Personification
• Metaphor
• Simile
• Hyperbole

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9