Question

Read the poem “Nothing Gold Can Stay,” by Robert Frost.

Nothing Gold Can Stay

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 gold can stay.

Which line of the poem expresses the theme that youth passes quickly?


So Eden sank to grief


Nature's first green is gold


But only so an hour


Then leaf subsides to leaf

Answer 1

Answer: C, "But only so an hour"

Answer 2

The line of the poem which expresses the theme that youth passes quickly is:

“ But only so an hour”

The poem “Nothing Gold Can Stay,” by Robert Frost is about the inevitability of things which are beautiful and soothing. Frost explores the theme that although youth is beautiful and charming, it will be lost someday. He shows this change with the examples taken from nature. He adds that the flowers which bloom in spring season will be lost and the children will grow and turn into adults. He takes the example of the Fall of man to show that every beautiful thing can be turned down.