1. Nothing Gold Can Stay by Robert Frost
In the first four stanzas, Frost sets up the reader to picture nature as a woman, capitalizing Nature, and using the pronoun Her. ... In addition, Frost also uses paradox to show the fleeting worth of something precious. ... The use of time in the lines: "but only for an hour" (5), and "so dawn goes down to day" (7) show in itself how nothing valued lasts forever. ... The line "So Eden sank to grief" (6) shows a tone of sadness as well, giving Eden a human-like quality. ... Finally, the poem comes full circle, with the last line repeating the title "Nothing ...
- Word Count: 1192
- Approx Pages: 5
- Has Bibliography
- Grade Level: High School