Robert Frost's Nothing Gold Can Stay

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American poet, Robert Frost in his contemplative poem, “Nothing Gold Can Stay,” expresses that nothing delightful is permanent and will always come to an end. He develops his message through multiple situations of beauty ending in nature; specifically, Frost elaborates how nature's beauty in flowers eventually dies off and can not last an eternity. Furthermore, he uses multiple instances throughout his poem to emphasize his message about pleasant moments coming to an end. Frost’s purpose is to enlighten the reader on splendid times coming to an end in order to provide awareness on living life to the fullest. He creates an optimistic yet desolate tone for the reader by using stylistic devices such as personification, imagery, and iambic pentameter