“Nothing Gold Can Stay” by Robert Frost and “Seasons of Gold” by Claudia Martell, Nevaeh Bruck, and Aaron Grant both have similarities and differences. Some are easy to spot and are hard to spot. Robert Frost uses longer and complicated words, while Claudia, Nevaeh, and Aaron use concise words. First of all, “Nothing Gold Can Stay” and “Seasons of Gold” have different meanings, one example is “ Nature’s first green is gold, her hardest hue to hold.” This means that nothing new will always have its characteristics.…
Another similarity between the two poems is the use of the structure to represent the feelings of the speaker.…
Compare and contrast the two poems; analyzing how poet uses literary devices to make his point.…
The poem “ Nothing Gold Can Stay” relates to the book” The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton because it shows that they thought Dally was so gold and when he got shot that’s when the nothing gold can stay part comes into play.…
In the poem “Nothing Gold Can Stay” the themes of youth & Innocence are conveyed throughout the poem. In the text the elements of title, setting/imagery, author's presentation of information, and ideas are used to express the theme in the poem. In the poem the author uses the element of the title to relate to the themes of innocence and youth because the title means, nothing good lasts…
Prompt: Read the two poems carefully. Then write a well-organized essay in which you show how the attitudes towards the coming of spring implied in these two poems differ from each other. Support your statements with specific references to the texts.…
The thing that makes both of the poems alike is that they both serve the same purpose in explaining the lives of two different people but the common chain between the both of them is that one is young and the other is old. The both of them play off of each other in the sense that the poem about the younger generation who are rushing through their lives skipping school, staying out late shooting pool and dying before their time. While in the old one, the men are enjoying their lives and living it to the fullest knowing they are not going to live forever.…
Madame Defarge is a murderer and brutal human being. She has killed many people and will keep killing no matter who tries to stop her. Madame Defarge has a very revengeful mind and doesn’t think about anyone but herself. I hate that Madame Defarge thinks that she has all the power and can do whatever she wants. She doesn't take anyone's feelings into consideration and just does what she feels like doing even if it hurts the people around her. No one knows much about Madame Defarge because she is secretive and doesn’t show much emotion which I admire very much about her. Sometimes I think I can be a little bit like Madame Defarge on some instances. Such as having hatred or wanting diminutive revenge on someone that I believe deserves it.…
In general, poems can be very similar and very different. These two poems by Tupac Shakur and Robert Frost have many similar hardships within their message. They also have many different experiences in their poems. They are both short but have a lot of information. The Rose That Grew From Concrete by Tupac Shakur and Fire and Ice by Robert Frost have deep descriptions in detail and they have a similar tone but may lead in two different directions.…
As Johnny had said to Ponyboy “stay gold” which refers to when Ponyboy recites the poem “ Nothing gold can stay” to Johnny in the church. The qualities that I feel allow me to stay gold were passed down to me at a young age. The strength and values being passed down from generation to generation feel as though they have grown stronger with time. My golden qualities are that I’m honorable, I’m ethical, and a nurturer.…
Robert Frost desires his poetry to “begin in delight and end in wisdom.” He achieves this as seen in “Nothing Gold Can Stay,” using metaphors, soft alliterations and wise biblical allusions showing that everything beautiful and young comes to an end.…
Frost explains that nothing, especially that which is perfect and beautiful, can last forever. Frost says, "Nature's first green is gold, her hardest hue to hold, Her early leafs a flower, but only so an hour," meaning that "gold" is considered beautiful and perfect but is the hardest to keep. Gold will only last a short time. The above quote from the poem also means that the best things in life, represented by gold, can't last forever as represented by the second line of the poem. The poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay" by Robert Frost holds several meanings that relate beauty to life, staying young and beautiful, and that perfection is only temporary and easily lost. The poem also related to the novel The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton as well.…
For my poetry assignment I chose the theme of nature. I did this because I have always felt at home with the outdoors. Either its playing outside with my family or just being alone taking in all of the scenery it has always been important to me. I choose these poems specifically because they really reflect nature and all its beauty. I chose the poem Nothing Gold can Stay because it shows brilliant imagery and is a beautiful poem.…
Write about both poems and their effect on you. Show how they are similar and how they are different.…
His poems contain layer upon layer of depth and meaning. One of his most famous poems, featured in the Outsiders, is titled “Nothing Gold Can Stay.” This poem is a perfect example of this, as line upon line, stanza upon stanza, is symbolic of many things in life. To me, the poem symbolizes a few circumstances that relate to real life. First, the author is trying to say foremost that nothing good can last forever.…