Robert Frost was a well-known and cherished poet in American literary history. Frost lived from 1874 to1923, but accomplished many achievements during his life span. Throughout Frost’s life he experienced quite a bit of depression, beginning with the woman he loved was dating another man. Then later on losing his mother to cancer, and his son to cholera. “Critics see the poet as a skeptic who regarded nature as an antagonist, … and visionary experience as an illusion.” (Liebman, pag 137) In 1923, Robert Frost wrote a poem entitled Nothing Gold Can Stay. The poem’s title underlines the meaning of the poem which states that life’s most precious things will never stay as they are because at some point in time they change. Robert Frost uses the
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The way this relates with the theme of the poem is by giving the reader the image that the leaf was not going to be the only leaf. As time passes other leaves where going to sprout, and take away the “awe” that was expressed when seeing the first sign of green. The imagery shown in line 6 talks about the Garden of Eden, and how it was innocent and bliss place until Eve and Adam betrayed God by eating from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Bad. In line 6, the theme is shown when God banishes Adam and Eve from the garden. They had everything they could ever dream of, but it was all taken away when they ate from the Tree of …show more content…
The two stanzas that show symbolism are: Nature’s first green is gold, …
… Nothing gold can stay. (1, 8)
The following lines, 1 and 8, support one another. In line 1, spring time is being symbolized. The first sight of the flowers blooming, and green leaves, and trees is what is seen as golden. Supporting line 1 is 8 which symbolizes the changing of the seasons. As Shelby W. Liebman states “… joys of summer are brief, and the losses brought about by fall… are experienced… as a kind of spiritual death.” (pag. 137)
Robert Frost’s poem Nothing Gold Can Stay can be interpreted in different ways to different people. The way this poem was interpreted was realizing that in everyday life changes will occur, and no matter how much a person hopes for things to remain the same that is not guaranteed. Frost’s past contributes enormously to this poem. Having lost both mother and son, not too far apart from each other, would make anybody wonder why the most precious belongings have an expiration date. Although, some critics saw his poetry as “…both overestimated and misunderstood; …” (Winters, pag. 201) Frost still had a talent with expressing his thoughts in a way that touched people
The way this relates with the theme of the poem is by giving the reader the image that the leaf was not going to be the only leaf. As time passes other leaves where going to sprout, and take away the “awe” that was expressed when seeing the first sign of green. The imagery shown in line 6 talks about the Garden of Eden, and how it was innocent and bliss place until Eve and Adam betrayed God by eating from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Bad. In line 6, the theme is shown when God banishes Adam and Eve from the garden. They had everything they could ever dream of, but it was all taken away when they ate from the Tree of …show more content…
The two stanzas that show symbolism are: Nature’s first green is gold, …
… Nothing gold can stay. (1, 8)
The following lines, 1 and 8, support one another. In line 1, spring time is being symbolized. The first sight of the flowers blooming, and green leaves, and trees is what is seen as golden. Supporting line 1 is 8 which symbolizes the changing of the seasons. As Shelby W. Liebman states “… joys of summer are brief, and the losses brought about by fall… are experienced… as a kind of spiritual death.” (pag. 137)
Robert Frost’s poem Nothing Gold Can Stay can be interpreted in different ways to different people. The way this poem was interpreted was realizing that in everyday life changes will occur, and no matter how much a person hopes for things to remain the same that is not guaranteed. Frost’s past contributes enormously to this poem. Having lost both mother and son, not too far apart from each other, would make anybody wonder why the most precious belongings have an expiration date. Although, some critics saw his poetry as “…both overestimated and misunderstood; …” (Winters, pag. 201) Frost still had a talent with expressing his thoughts in a way that touched people