"Nothing Gold Can Stay" by Robert Frost Structural Analysis

How many stanzas are in the poem? (RL 8.5)

• 0

• 1

• 4

• 8

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

How many lines are in the poem? (RL 8.5)

• 0

• 1

• 4

• 8

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CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

How many couplets in the poem? (RL 8.5)

• 0

• 1

• 4

• 8

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

What is the type of rhyme used in the poem (RL 8.5)

• end rhyme

• free verse

• nonsensical rhyme

• internal rhyme

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

What is a paradox? (RL 8.4)

• The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.

• A repeated line within a poem, similar to the chorus of a song.

• Close repetition of consonant sounds, especially initial consonant sounds.

• A statement that appears to be self-contradictory or silly but expresses a possible truth.

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is the poem's rhyme pattern? (RL 8.5)

• ABAB

• ABCABC

• AABBCCDD

• AABBCCAA

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

Which of the following is NOT a paradox from the poem? (RL 8.4)

• Dawn goes down

• Nothing gold can stay

• Green is gold

• Leaf's a flower

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

What is an allusion? (RL 8.4)

• A thing that is or is likely to be wrongly perceived or interpreted by the senses.

• A comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification.

• The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.

• A stated or implied reference to something historical, popular, or biblical.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which is an example of an allusion from the poem? (RL 8.4)

• “So Eden sank to grief / So dawn goes down to day”

• “Nature’s first green is gold, / Her hardest hue to hold.”

• “Her early leaf’s a flower; / But only so an hour.”

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

Which parenthetical notation line 5 (RL 8.1)

• (Frost l 5)

• (Frost p. 5)

• (Frost pg. 5)

• (Frost line 5)

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9