048 Poetry Nothing Gold Can Stay

Read the poem to yourself. Pay attention to the words the author chose. Using a context clues, what does "Hue" mean?

• a color or shade of color like lime green and crimson gold etc.

• a leaf or tree imagery

• a simile for nature

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The first line reads, "Nature's hue is gold

but only so an hour." In other words, this quote shows

• that the colors in nature are always changing like the seasons

• the forest and meadow are dying

• In nature, the colors will not change when they are dead flowers

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One biblical story is the Garden of Eden, where Adam and Eve live happily. Until later, the female, Eve is tempted by a snake and makes a poor choice, therefore God's punishment is to remove them from the beautiful garden.

Eden is an allusion to

• a place in biblical times that was of great beauty that was lost by human action

• a rumor of no importance to the poem

• a simile that makes a comparison using "Like" or "As

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According to the text, nature's gold takes place "Only for an hour." In other words,

• Nothing lasts forever.

• Everything lasts forever in life.

• Natures' gold is not worth much and should be dead.

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"Dawn" in line 7 is an allusion to a goddess in Greek mythology.

"Dawn" s an example of

• allusion and personification

• A simile and imagery

• simile and context clues

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What according to nature is gold?

• Its first gold
• Its first green
• Its last green
• Early leaves

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The antonym Or OPPOSITE for dawn is _____

• dusk

• morning

• sun rise

• night

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What is the theme of the poem?

• Nature's beauty is its flowers
• Nothing precious stays for ever
• Everything subsides immediately
• Hold on to life as long as you can

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"Nature's first green" refers to

• summer
• leaves
• spring
• grass

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Eden is a reference to

• paradise
• the sun
• a bad place 
• the author's home

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