Question

Refer to Explorations in Literature for a complete version of this poem.

Reread this couplet from the poem “Nothing Gold Can Stay.”

Nature’s first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.

How does the image of the fleeting essence of spring suggest the idea that change is inevitable?

by symbolizing that beauty does not last and should be revered

by showing that color is an important indicator in nature

by expressing how hardships await everything in nature

by showing that spring colors cycle from one color to another

Answer 1

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Answer 2

A?

Answer 3

Yes