In Robert Frost’s “Nothing Gold Can Stay‚” the speaker proclaims that fame and the things we value last only “an hour” (4). Having lost his wife and children which for him were like gold‚ Frost comes to the sobering recognition that “Nothing gold can stay” (8). Frost feels plagued by solitude but struggles with distancing himself. Frost’s two poems “Mending Wall” and “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” both represent Frost’s desire for human connection because of its value. Though it appears that
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The Pearl by John Steinbeck coordinates back to “Nothing Gold Can Stay” by Robert Frost‚ as Kino discovers the pearl of the world and comes to understand that innocence may not always remain through his experiences of a given opportunity‚ life continuing to move on‚ and the theme that change is inevitable. With a line of blood on his blade‚ Kino wakes up the next morning to the sight of the pearl and the great promises it held. The glisten of the alluring pearl brought “its music of promise and delight
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Something I consider ‘’gold’’ is my grandpa‚ because he was always there for me and when I was down he gave me a big hug and helped me through the rough times I had. I lost my grandpa because of an Illness he had‚ he had a bad illness where he was in the hospital for most of the time and that made me very sad. I tried to hold onto him by spending a lot of time with him and taking care of him‚ because he liked it when I was there spending time with him. I was unsuccessful because my grandpa passed
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manipulating certain elements in a literary work such as imagery and syntax‚ an author manages to add emphasis and meaning to his/her work as a whole. These elements if used properly‚ will both convey the message the author wants to portray in his/her work‚ while maintaining to keep the attention of their readers. Robert Frost in “Nothing Gold Can Stay” (Frost‚ "Nothing Gold Can Stay")‚ and “Meeting and Passing” (Frost‚ Meeting and Passing) are only two examples of the many literary works that have
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Stay Gold By: Julie Pratt In the end of the novel “The Outsiders” by S.E Hinton‚ Johnny Cade’s last words to Ponyboy were “Stay gold‚ Ponyboy. Stay gold…” (pg 148). One way to interpret Johnny’s words would be that he meant for Ponyboy to keep his innocence. Another way would be to say that Johnny meant for Ponyboy to stay true to who he was. It is also possible that he meant for Ponyboy to continue to be a generally good person‚ pure of heart and mind. Johnny’s last words to Ponyboy had a triple
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The poems Nothing Gold Can Stay and Dust of Snow both by Robert Frost show the relationship between Mother Nature and human nature. Although the poems share the same theme‚ they have similar perspective‚ form‚ and diction‚ the poems have different styles. Both the poems show some degree of truth in human nature through Mother Nature‚ but when comparing and contrasting them‚ there are many more connections that are exposed. In Nothing Gold Can Stay Frost shows the loss of innocence between two figures
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In my poem‚ titled “A Difference in Nothing”‚ I take twelve different lines from unique works of poetry and place them in my intended order to create a new poem. Each of the poems has different themes and is oriented towards a different audience. Examples of this are: Rupi Kaur writes of self love before loving others; Dr. Seuss writes of the misfortune of growing old; and William Ernest Henley writes of one’s will to survive challenges. By choosing the lines that I felt would be effective – yet
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our universe! “The Seafarer” and “Nothing Gold Can Stay” both demonstrate that if you eliminate the glamour of our materialistic society‚ you will discover we live in a Glided Age. “The Seafarer” begins with an old sailor telling his tale of traveling the treacherous seas. He reflects on his difficult experiences‚ and he has an epiphany. He comes to the realization that the glory of the old days has vanished. He then questions his culture’s custom of pouring gold over the dead. He knows that everything
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"Sonnet 15" is one of 154 surviving sonnets written by literary idol William Shakespeare. The sonnet describes the fatalistic loss of perfection through time in much the same way Robert Frost does in his poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay". Shakespeare goes further with his description by describing how man fights the inevitable loss of perfection and beauty. My surmise is that Shakespeare holds a position that everyone should hold. In line eleven of "Sonnet 15"‚ Shakespeare writes "Where wasteful Time
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This book report was done for S.E. Hinton’s novel‚ THE OUTSIDERS. In my essay‚ I explore the quote‚ "stay gold" and it’s meaning. I used a poem that was in the novel to express this topic (the poem is by Robert Frost). What it basically is about is the cycle of life. Title: "Stay Gold" I have just recently completed reading S.E. Hinton’s novel‚ The Outsiders. The author raises many topics faced by the teenagers of her time. Issues such as peer pressure‚ violence and family problems faced by the
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