Nothing Gold Can Stay

Which of the following best identifies a theme of the poem?

• Love is unpredictable and inconsistent.

• The most beautiful moments of life are brief.

• Perfection and paradise are unattainable.

• It is dangerous to forget that we will all die at some point.

What does the color "gold" most likely represent in the poem?

• the speaker's greed

• the speaker's dreams

• the slow passage of time

• the fleeting nature of beauty

Which of the following best presents an example of alliteration in the poem?

• "Her hardest hue to hold." (Line 2)

• "Her early leaf's a flower" (Line 3)

• "Then leaf subsides to leaf." (Line 5)

• "Nothing gold can stay." (Line 8)

In line 6, "Eden" is an ________ to the biblical Garden of Eden.

What type of point of view is this poem told in?

What does the line "Her hardest hue to hold" most likely mean?

• Seasons pass slowly.

• Seasons always return.

• Nature should be protected.

• Nature is constantly changing.

The speaker views the best things in life as...

• functional

• long-lived

• short-lived

• uncommon