
"Nothing Gold Can Stay" by Robert Frost
Presentation
•
English
•
8th - 12th Grade
•
Medium
+16
Standards-aligned
Shannon Munn
Used 35+ times
FREE Resource
2 Slides • 13 Questions
1
Robert Frost (1874-1963) was one of the most popular and critically respected American poets in history. His poems frequently employ rural scenes from the New England countryside. As you read the poem, take notes on the use of imagery in the poem.
2
Nature's first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf's a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So Dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay.
3
Multiple Choice
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.
4
Multiple Choice
Which of the following is the mood of the poem?
happy and carefree
angry and hostile
sad/pensive and gloomy
anxious and stressed
5
Multiple Choice
Which words from the poem support the mood?
green and gold
leaf and flower
subsides and grief
dawn and day
6
Multiple Choice
What is the poem's rhyme pattern? (RL 8.5)
ABAB
ABCABC
AABBCCDD
AABBCCAA
7
Multiple Choice
Frost writes: “Her early leaf's a flower;/But only so an hour.” The idea of a flower being a leaf for only an hour is a good example of which literary device?
hyperbole
Irony
personification
symbolism
8
Multiple Choice
What according to nature is gold?
Its first gold
Its first green
Its last green
Early leaves
9
Multiple Choice
The use of gold in the poem represents all of the blessings and good things that happen in life. This is an example of:
personification
symbolism
idiom
mood
10
Multiple Choice
The line, “Her hardest hue to hold,” shows alliteration (repetition of the h sound). Which of the following lines in the poem also shows alliteration?
“Her early leaf's a flower”
“But only so an hour”
“So dawn goes down to day”
“Nothing gold can stay”
11
Multiple Choice
Who is the poet referring to when he says, "Her hardest hue to hold. Her early leaf’s a flower"
Johnny's mum
Mother Nature
Ponyboy's mum
Eden
12
Multiple Choice
"Nature's first green" refers to
summer
leaves
spring
grass
13
Multiple Choice
This poem is mainly about
the seasons
flowers
leaves
Ponyboy
14
Multiple Choice
In the book, the poem is first recited
by Johnny, in the lot-
by Dally, at school
by Ponyboy, in the church
by Darry, at the funeral
15
Open Ended
Think about what you just read in Chapter 5 of The Outsiders, contrast the value of gold in Frost's poem with friendship in the novel. What is meant by "hardest hue to hold"? What may be difficult for Ponyboy to hold onto now that he has been involved with Johnny? Think about what different things can be equated with the values of gold. What do the characters in the novel value? What would be their "gold"?
Robert Frost (1874-1963) was one of the most popular and critically respected American poets in history. His poems frequently employ rural scenes from the New England countryside. As you read the poem, take notes on the use of imagery in the poem.
Show answer
Auto Play
Slide 1 / 15
SLIDE
Similar Resources on Wayground
10 questions
Cause and Effect Text Structure
Presentation
•
9th - 12th Grade
13 questions
Sentence Fragments
Presentation
•
9th - 12th Grade
11 questions
Spot the Difference: Fused Sentences and Comma Splices
Presentation
•
9th Grade - University
10 questions
Fallacy of the Day: Ad Populum
Presentation
•
9th - 12th Grade
12 questions
3A Gramática : -ER and -IR regular verbs
Presentation
•
KG - 12th Grade
11 questions
Literary Devices
Presentation
•
7th - 12th Grade
12 questions
Resumes Pre-knowledge
Presentation
•
9th - 12th Grade
11 questions
Modals of deduction
Presentation
•
8th Grade - University
Popular Resources on Wayground
10 questions
Safety Day 2026 – Student Review
Quiz
•
9th Grade
21 questions
Continents and Oceans
Quiz
•
6th Grade
20 questions
Parts of Speech
Quiz
•
5th Grade
16 questions
Subject & Predicate
Quiz
•
5th Grade
25 questions
Multiplication Facts
Quiz
•
5th Grade
12 questions
Map Skills
Quiz
•
3rd Grade
22 questions
Continents and Oceans
Quiz
•
5th Grade
15 questions
Rounding Decimals
Quiz
•
5th Grade
Discover more resources for English
25 questions
Making Inferences
Quiz
•
6th - 8th Grade
10 questions
Test Your Knowledge on Bullying
Quiz
•
9th Grade
20 questions
Figurative Language Review
Quiz
•
8th Grade
20 questions
Sentences, Fragments, and Run-ons
Quiz
•
8th Grade
16 questions
Ethos, Pathos, Logos Practice
Quiz
•
9th Grade
30 questions
The Outsiders Day Activity
Quiz
•
8th Grade
20 questions
Context clues
Quiz
•
10th Grade
27 questions
1st Nine Weeks: ELA Final Exam Study Guide
Quiz
•
6th - 8th Grade