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Alliteration In Nothing Gold Can Stay

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Robert Frost uses alliteration and allusion in "Nothing Gold Can Stay" to create a solemn tone. Frost alludes to the Garden of Eden, which was the paradise that God originally created for Adam and Eve. However, we see a shift in the mood of the poem from the start to end. The beginning of the poem starts off somewhat jovial about the arrival of nature's "first green" or the start of spring, but towards the end it takes on the more solemn mood. This comes from Frost reminding us that nothing lasts for long, the golden times are fleeting. His use of alliteration with the line, "So dawn goes down to day", helps paint the picture of inevitable change. This mood shift isn't really seen as much in "Mending Wall".However, in "Mending Wall"
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