NOTHING GOLD CAN STAY
by Robert Frost
1923

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 Which of the following best identifies a theme of the text?
a.) Love is unpredictable and inconsistent.
b.) The most beautiful moments in life are brief.
c.) Perfection and paradise are unobtainable.
d.) It is dangerous to forget that we will all die at some point.

2 PART A: What does the color "gold" most likely represent in the poem?
a.) Purity and beauty
b.) Wealth and riches
c.) Warmth and kindness
d.) Strength and power

3 PART B: Which phrase from the poem best supports the answer to PART A?
a.) "her early leaf's a flower" (3-4)
b.) "Then leaf subsides to leaf" (5)
c.) "So Eden sank to grief" (6)
d.) "So Dawn goes down to day" (7)

4 How do lines 6-7 contribute to the development of a theme in the poem?
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.