Nature's First Green Is Gold

"Nature's first green is gold." What is the poet referring to as "nature's first green"?

• The sun

• Trees and leaves

• Sunset

• Sunrise

PART A: Which of the following best describes a central theme of the text?

• Love is painful.

• The most beautiful aspects of life don't last forever.

• Perfection and paradise are unattainable.

• Nature is a circle of life and death.

PART B: Which of the following quotes best supports the answer to Part A?

• “Nature’s first green is gold” (Line 1)
• “Her early leaf’s a flower;” (Line 3)
• “So Eden sank to grief” (Line 6)
• “Nothing gold can stay.” (Line 8)

PART A: What does the color “gold” most likely represent in the poem? REMEMBER- if it is too obvious, it is probably WRONG!

• Youth and beauty

• Wealth and riches

• Warmth and kindness

• Strength and power

PART B: Which phrase from the poem best supports the answer to Part A?

• "Nature's first green is gold, / Her hardest hue to hold" (Lines 1-2)
• "Her early leaf's a flower; / But only so an hour" (Lines 3-4)
• "Then leaf subsides to leaf" (Line 5)
• "So Dawn goes down to day" (Line 7)