The poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay" was first published in 1923 in America by the acclaimed author Robert Frost, whom at the time was thought to have a hostile view towards nature (Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism). Imagery in literature refers to use of descriptive terms in the hopes of making the reader experience the scenery of the text in their mind. Symbols are utilized mainly works such as narratives to represent something greater than what is actually mentioned. Personification is the device most often used by authors writing fictional works to refer to an immobile object as a live being. Robert Frost is recognized poet most known for his recurring mention of nature in his works, "But Frost acknowledged that nature strongly informed
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Although, it may seem that the author speaks of literal gold, the precious, expensive metal, he may actually be referring to the invaluable beauty of blossoming spring "...because the pale green leaves of early spring are gold like in their light-reflecting tints, as well as in their preciousness and promise (Modern American Poetry)." Nature is a recurring topic in the poem, the concept speaks of humanity in a way as one analysis stated, "The "nature" in the first line may also be human nature, or the lifetime of a person in comparison to the seasons of the natural world in which that person lives (UNNES International Conference on ELTLT, Vol 6, Iss 1, Pp 475-480)." Likewise, another evaluation of the poem points out, "In these opening lines, Frost introduces nature as his subject, nearly personifying nature with the pronoun "her" (Overview: 'Nothing Gold Can Stay')." He talks of time passing in terms of blossoms and sunrises. The same is referred to in this excerpt, "In each case the poem depicts the moment when the promise of perfection declines into something lesser (UNNES International Conference on ELTLT, Vol 6, Iss 1, Pp 475-480)." Gold and nature, both have greater roles in the poem than what they originally seem at first glance, symbolizing time and …show more content…
At the beginning of the poem he writes of nature's first gold being green, with this sentence come images of lush vegetation and landscapes overwhelmed by green, '"First green" indicates newness, the beginning of spring (Overview: 'Nothing Gold Can Stay')." When he mentions flowers, the reader conjures mental images of the vivid and lively plant, however he goes on to say that this blossom is fleeting as it only lasts an hour, "Nor can flower, delicate and evanescent in its beauty, last long; hence we are touched by melancholy when gold changes to green and flower changes to leaf (actually "subsides" or sinks or falls into leaf) (Modern American Poetry)." Dawn is mentioned in the seventh line of the poem and although it could be used as an indirect way of saying "there's always a new beginning to an end" the author could be pointing out that the beauty of dawn is short-lived as day takes over, "Our whole human experience makes us aware that dawn is tentative, lovely, but incomplete and evanescent (Modern American Poetry)." Frost utilizes imagery in his favor by giving various examples of beauty on the Earth and pointing out that most beauty is brief and can never be
Although, it may seem that the author speaks of literal gold, the precious, expensive metal, he may actually be referring to the invaluable beauty of blossoming spring "...because the pale green leaves of early spring are gold like in their light-reflecting tints, as well as in their preciousness and promise (Modern American Poetry)." Nature is a recurring topic in the poem, the concept speaks of humanity in a way as one analysis stated, "The "nature" in the first line may also be human nature, or the lifetime of a person in comparison to the seasons of the natural world in which that person lives (UNNES International Conference on ELTLT, Vol 6, Iss 1, Pp 475-480)." Likewise, another evaluation of the poem points out, "In these opening lines, Frost introduces nature as his subject, nearly personifying nature with the pronoun "her" (Overview: 'Nothing Gold Can Stay')." He talks of time passing in terms of blossoms and sunrises. The same is referred to in this excerpt, "In each case the poem depicts the moment when the promise of perfection declines into something lesser (UNNES International Conference on ELTLT, Vol 6, Iss 1, Pp 475-480)." Gold and nature, both have greater roles in the poem than what they originally seem at first glance, symbolizing time and …show more content…
At the beginning of the poem he writes of nature's first gold being green, with this sentence come images of lush vegetation and landscapes overwhelmed by green, '"First green" indicates newness, the beginning of spring (Overview: 'Nothing Gold Can Stay')." When he mentions flowers, the reader conjures mental images of the vivid and lively plant, however he goes on to say that this blossom is fleeting as it only lasts an hour, "Nor can flower, delicate and evanescent in its beauty, last long; hence we are touched by melancholy when gold changes to green and flower changes to leaf (actually "subsides" or sinks or falls into leaf) (Modern American Poetry)." Dawn is mentioned in the seventh line of the poem and although it could be used as an indirect way of saying "there's always a new beginning to an end" the author could be pointing out that the beauty of dawn is short-lived as day takes over, "Our whole human experience makes us aware that dawn is tentative, lovely, but incomplete and evanescent (Modern American Poetry)." Frost utilizes imagery in his favor by giving various examples of beauty on the Earth and pointing out that most beauty is brief and can never be