Nothing Gold Can Stay
Robert Frost, 1874 - 1963
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.
_____ 1. When the speaker says, “Nature’s first green is gold,” he means that
_____ 2. Her hardest hue to hold is an example of
_____ 3. When the speaker says, “But only so an hour,” he means that
_____4. “So Eden sank to grief” is an example of
_____ 5. What is the rhyme scheme of the poem?
Robert Frost, 1874 - 1963
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.
_____ 1. When the speaker says, “Nature’s first green is gold,” he means that
- Spring is precious.
- Spring is expensive.
- The sun is golden.
- Everything outdoors is green and yellow.
_____ 2. Her hardest hue to hold is an example of
- Simile
- Metaphor
- Alliteration
- Onomatopoeia
_____ 3. When the speaker says, “But only so an hour,” he means that
- Flowers only bloom for an hour.
- It is only spring for an hour.
- Leaves are only green for a short time.
- Some changes happen quickly.
_____4. “So Eden sank to grief” is an example of
- Simile
- Metaphor
- Irony
- Allusion
_____ 5. What is the rhyme scheme of the poem?
- ABCDABCD
- AABBCCDD
- ABABCDCD
- There is no rhyme scheme.