Meaning in Poem

In the poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay", what according to nature is gold?

• Its first gold

• Its first green

• Its last green

• Early leaves

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In the poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay", what is the meaning of subsides?

• Weaken

• Shade of colour

• Sadness

• Increases

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What is the theme of the poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay"?

• 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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In the poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay", what does the color “gold” most likely represent in the poem?

• Youth and beauty

• Wealth and riches

• Warmth and kindness

• Strength and power

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In the poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay", "Nature's first green" refers to

• summer

• leaves

• spring

• grass

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In the poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay", hue means...

• shape

• size

• color

• time

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In the poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay", "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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In the poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay", which of the following best describes a central theme of the text?

• Love is fickle and inconsistent.

• The most beautiful aspects of life are often short.

• Perfection and paradise are unattainable.

• Nature is a circle of life, death, and rebirth.

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In the poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay", which of the following quotes best supports the theme?

• “Nature’s first green is gold” (Line 1)

• “Her early leaf’s a flower;” (Line 3)

• “So Eden sank to grief” (Line 6)

• “Nothing gold can stay.” (Line 8)

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In the poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay", "But only so an hour" means...

• 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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