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Nothing Gold Can Stay.

by Robert Frost.

Ten questions on craft, meaning, and form. Untimed. Answer every question to submit.

Q01of 10

What is the primary theme of 'Nothing Gold Can Stay'?

Q02of 10

In the opening line, 'Nature's first green is gold' is an example of which literary device?

Q03of 10

What does 'Her early leaf's a flower' suggest about nature?

Q04of 10

The line 'So Eden sank to grief' is best understood as an allusion to which event?

Q05of 10

The poem's form consists of rhyming couplets in iambic trimeter. How does this tight structure relate to the poem's content?

Q06of 10

Who or what is the antecedent of the pronoun 'Her' in the first two lines of the poem?

Q07of 10

What does the transition 'Then leaf subsides to leaf' most likely mean in context?

Q08of 10

Which of the following best describes the speaker's tone throughout the poem?

Q09of 10

The parallel structure of two consecutive lines beginning with 'So' creates what rhetorical effect?

Q10of 10

According to the poem, approximately how long does nature's 'early leaf' remain in its flower-like state?

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