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Analysis Of Robert Frost's Nothing Gold Can Stay
Robert Frost wrote Nothing Gold Can Stay in 1923, five years after WWII. His original poem contained more ideas about the world wars. He felt the need to change it because the first version contained a lot about the world ending and it scared people.
I feel like the poem would be considered a narrative poem because it kind of tells a story.
The title's meaning is pretty obvious to me.The title is a reference to the fact that people grow and change. When a person is young they are considered gold. It could also mean when we are young, we are gold. This title is a good example of figurative language
I notice the word gold repeated in the first and last lines. Frost also repeats the word her in reference to mother nature.
This poem was written around
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I say this because of the first version of the poem that contained text about the world ending. This scared people, so he released a second version talking about nature and growth.
This poem doen not stress cultural details, such as the behavior, dress , or speecho of a particular or historical period or event.
I think this poem is more of a reality than than a fantasy. I say this because of the fact that it talks so much about nature and change. Change is a huge part of reality. People are growing and changing and all of the time.
The tone of this poem is kind of a peaceful feeling. A lot of poems that talk about nature are really calm and chill. As the tone creates the mood, the mood is very peaceful as well. The mood may also shift. Frost shifts the mood slightly. It gets a little bit more sad.
The theme of Frost's poem has everything to do with nature. Also renewal, growth, and change. The way that these are in relation to each other because you can find them all in nature.
The rhythm is an AABB rhythm. The way to tell is the last word in the first 2 lines and the last word in the second 2 lines rhyme. I would say the rhythm decreases the speed of the

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