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Robert Frost's Poem 'Nothing Gold Can Stay'
Robert Frost wrote the poem in 1927.
Nothing Gold Can Stay may be short but its a narrative because its telling a story

Although there's not much repitition but Frost does use gold to describe some things.
Yes, it brings u through seasons and birth, death, and rebirth
Altrough theres no direct characters, Frost uses personification for Nature to move the reader along.

Nothing Gold Can Stay br Robert Frost does not

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