This poem was written by Robert Frost in 1923. The poem was originally about how the world would come to an end because of the World War. It was a lot longer than the version published now.
Nothing Gold Can Stay is a narrative about the short lasting beauty of nature.
Nothing Gold Can Stay. Because gold is seen as a valuable resource, the title is in reference of something of value not being able to last forever.
Gold is mentioned throughout the poem, and is described as something hard to keep, helping the reader understand that "gold" is valuable.
To tell the passage of time, Frost uses lines like "So dawn goes down to day" to illustrate a gap in time. The line "But only so an hour" uses the short time of an hour to describe how short the "gold" last.
Eden, as in reference to the Garden of
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The poem is based on the real-life observations of nature, and life, so it's a poem set in reality.
The poem starts off pretty neutral, just describing the events happening. In the second half of the poem, it becomes more sad as Eden is stricken with grief, and it's explained that the "gold" is gone.
The theme of the poem is the loss of things that are valuable, and the most valuable thing, life. It teaches the lesson of enjoying the "gold" while it still is there, because it is short and precious.
The rhythm in the poem is simple, with a AABB rhyming scheme through the entirety of it. As it is a short poem, there is no need for a complex rhythm scheme.
The describing of colors used in the poem helps the reader see what beauty nature beholds.
Frost wants the reader to clearly see the quick appearance and disappearance of "gold," and does this by having the poem's length be short and the "gold" be described as amazing and