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How does the poet in "Nothing gold can stay" use figurative language to convey the theme.

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But the speaker doesn't just describe nature directly. He uses figurative language, like metaphor and personification, to talk about it. ... It refers to nature as a "her" and says that she has a hard time holding on to the color gold. Line 3: This metaphor, comparing a leaf to a flower, blurs the line between the two

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