Gold Turns To Grey As humans‚ throughout our lifetime we will be faced with a moment of life altering decisions‚ these decisions we make will impact how we live our life. As time passes and we grow older‚ closer to death‚ it is the question of have we preserved our gold throughout the years. Poet Robert Frost challenges the act of keeping our gold in his deceptively simple poems “Nothing Gold Can Stay” and poet Edward Field’s “Icarus” demonstrates a character dealing with the loss of their gold
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“Nothing Gold Can Stay” by Robert Frost focuses on the idea that nothing lasts forever. The poet uses a central metaphor and personification to express his idea. The poet uses figurative language such as controlling metaphors‚ personification‚and allusions and is specific in his choice of words. “Nature’s first green is gold” (Line 1) is the first line the is the main example of the controlling metaphor. The color green is compared to gold‚ which is precious. What he means by this is that things
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His poem “Nothing Gold Can Stay” is no exception. Although short‚ it delivers a deep point and meaning to the reader. Life is such a delicate thing and most of it is taken for granted. The most beautiful‚ special time in life generally passes in what could be a blink of an eyes. Even in such a short poem‚ he describes what would seem to be an eternity or a life time in eight simple lines. Change is inevitable and will surely happen to all living beings. This is the main point of this poem and it
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Nothing Gold Can Stay The poem “Nothing Gold Can Stay” written by Robert Frost tells the story of nature‚ specifically leaves turning green and then turning old. This poem is an allegory‚ not only does nature get old but people get old. When people are young they can be described as green or gold. In the poem‚ youth lasts only one hour. The moral of the poem is to stay young as long as you can. My personal interpretation of the poem “Nothing Gold Can Stay” is that absolutely nothing can last
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Identity is what you are‚ what a person looks or acts like‚ and what makes people unique. My identity is unique‚ and I am drastically different from my friends and family. Regarding ethnic heritage‚ my background is Pakistan‚ my nationatlity is Canadian‚ my religion is Islam and I actively practice it every day. These aspects of my identity is what makes me similar to most of my friends‚ while my physical‚ emotional‚ and mental features is what differentiates me from them. I am a relatively small
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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. Honor means to stand up in what you believe in. I believe standing up for God‚ my
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Nothing Gold Can Stay The title of the poem is metaphorical which‚ makes comparisons to the young and youth. Gold represents value and wealth. Therefore when it says “Nothing Gold Can Stay” it simply that nothing precious or of great value in the materialistic sense can stay forever. Gold symbolizes materialism‚ it would not last for long and it will give a false sense of security and happiness. Gold‚ which is money based‚ can take years to accumulate but can be washed away in a millisecond.
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choosing a poem‚ I chose five and narrowed it down from there. I chose the poems that had the strongest imagery to me as an artist. When I first read the poem Nothing Gold Can Stay‚ I did not realize that it was by Robert Frost. It’s a short poem‚ but every line holds so much meaning. The poem is about how while moments may seem perfect‚ the time has to move on. When I read the poem‚ I immediately thought of times when I had an amazing day that I wished lasted forever‚ but time can’t stop. The poem reminded
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Nothing Gold Can Stay By: Robert Frost 1. Nature’s first green is gold‚ 2. Her hardest hue to hold. 3. Her early leaf’s a flower; 4. But only so an hour. 5. Then leaf subsides to leaf. 6. So Eden sank to grief‚ 7. So dawn goes down to day. 8. Nothing gold can stay. Personification Imagery Consonance Repetition Paradox Symbolism Metaphor Biblical Allusion Format: * 8 lines no stanzas History: * Written in 1923 * Featured in the
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The theme of the poem‚ “Nothing Gold Can Stay‚” is transience‚ which is things of life change very quickly. The first stanza clearly introduces this theme‚ “Nature’s first green is gold‚ / Her hardest hue to hold” (1-2). The first sentence‚ “Nature’s first green is gold”‚ refers to the first scene of spring‚ which symbolizes the new starting‚ the new life‚ and the new cycle. Because they are new and seraphic‚ the poet describes them as the color of “gold”. Furthermore‚ the second line‚ “Her hardest
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