Paraphrasing Techniques in Poetry

What is the purpose of paraphrasing poetry?

• To change the poem's meaning

• To put the poem in your own words

• To make the poem shorter

• To translate the poem into another language

Who is the author of the poem 'Nothing Gold Can Stay'?

• Walt Whitman

• William Wordsworth

• Emily Dickinson

• Robert Frost

What does the word 'green' signify in the poem?

• A state of decay

• A specific type of plant

• Immaturity or a beginning

• A fully developed state

What does the word 'hue' mean in the context of the poem?

• A gradation of color

• A type of weather

• A sound

• A type of plant

What is the significance of the word 'Eden' in the poem?

• A type of flower

• A place of bliss or paradise

• A type of tree

• A state of confusion

What does the line 'nature's first green is gold' imply?

• Nature's first season is spring

• Nature's beginning is precious and valuable

• Nature's first color is gold

• Nature's first color is green

What does the line 'her early leaf's a flower but only so an hour' suggest?

• Leaves are more beautiful than flowers

• The beauty of flowers is short-lived

• Flowers last forever

• Leaves turn into flowers

What does the line 'then leaf subsides to leaf' mean?

• Leaves fall off the tree

• Leaves grow into flowers

• Leaves change color

• The flower loses its beauty and becomes a leaf

What is the metaphorical meaning of 'dawn goes down to day'?

• The precious beginning of the day transitions into the regular day

• Dawn is the most beautiful part of the day

• The day starts with dawn

• Dawn is longer than the day

What is the overall message of the poem 'Nothing Gold Can Stay'?

• Time stands still for beautiful things

• Everything precious and beautiful is temporary

• Gold is the most valuable element

• Nature is always changing