Robert Frost: Nothing Gold can Stay

How many stanzas are in the poem?

• 0

• 1

• 4

• 8

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How many lines are in the poem?

• 0

• 1

• 4

• 8

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What is the poem's rhyme pattern?

• ABAB

• ABCABC

• AABBCCDD

• AABBCCAA

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Which is an example of an allusion from the poem?

• “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.”

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What is the theme of this poem?

• Foolish men chase after gold, while rich men enjoy nature and the beauties it holds.

• Nothing, even things that seem perfect and beautiful, can last forever

• Good friendships hold their weight in gold and need to be valued and nurtured.

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The name of the poet is _________

• William Wordsworth
• Robert Frost
• Rabindranath Tagore
• John Keats

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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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Hue means...

• shape
• size
• color
• time

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Eden is a reference to

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

"But only so an hour" means
(think about what it means non-literally)

• leaves only live for an hour
• some change happens quickly
• flowers only live for an hour
• it is only spring for an hour

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