The Outsiders
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English
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8th Grade
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Piper W
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- Robert Frost
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. "
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"Nothing Gold Can Stay" Meaning
"Gold" is making a comparison to the good things in life.
There is a comparison with spring (growing flowers that don't last), and reality.
In simple terms, the poem is saying that good things don't last forever, so take advantage of them while you can.
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Good things in life
Life (doesn't last forever)
Reality
Gold
Flower (doesn't last forever)
Spring
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Open Ended
Why do you think the author, Robert Frost compared life to nature in the way he did?
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Fill in the Blanks
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
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Draw
Draw a before and after picture of the flower that is compared to life.
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Poll
On a scale of 1-5, how much did you understand this poem the first time reading it?
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