Read the following poem, then answer the questions that follow:Nothing Gold Can Stay - by Robert FrostNature’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.Question 1Not yet answeredMarked out of 1Flag questionTipsQuestion textWhat example of figurative language can be found in the following quote from the poem?“Nature's first green is gold,/Her hardest hue to hold.”Question 1Select one:a.yyperboleb.repetitionc.allusiond.personification Clear my choiceQuestion 2Not yet answeredMarked out of 1Flag questionTipsQuestion textThe line, “Her hardest hue to hold,” shows alliteration (repetition of the beginning sound). Which of the following lines in the poem also shows alliteration?Question 2Select one:a.“Nothing gold can stay”b.“But only so an hour”c.“Her early leaf's a flower”d.“So dawn goes down to day”Clear my choiceQuestion 3Not yet answeredMarked out of 1Flag questionTipsQuestion textGreen is not gold. In the first line, Frost is comparing the green of spring with something precious like gold. What literary device is being used here?Question 3Select one:a.oxymoronb.metaphorc.allusiond.toneClear my choiceQuestion 4Not yet answeredMarked out of 1Flag questionTipsQuestion textTrue or false: Imagery is evident throughout the poem.Question 4Select one:TrueFalseQuestion 5Not yet answeredMarked out of 1Flag questionTipsQuestion textWhich of the following is the rhyme scheme of the poem?Question 5Select one:a.ababcdcdababcdcdababcdcdababcdcdb.abcdancdc.aabbccddClear my choiceQuestion 6Not yet answeredMarked out of 1Flag questionTipsQuestion textWhich of the following is NOT a theme found in the poem?Question 6Select one:a.The good things in life don’t last.b.Life is constantly changing.c.Life always has a silver/golden lining.d.You can’t hold onto your innocenceClear my choiceQuestion 7Not yet answeredMarked out of 1Flag questionTipsQuestion textFrost writes: “Her early leaf's a flower;/But only so an hour.” The idea of a flower being a leaf for only an hour is a good example of which literary device?Question 7Select one:a.Ironyb.personificationc.symbolismd.hyperboleClear my choiceQuestion 8Not yet answeredMarked out of 1Flag questionTipsQuestion textWhich quote does NOT support the theme that things in life change very quickly?Question 8Select one:a.“Her early leaf's a flower; /But only so an hour.”b.All of the above support the themec.“So dawn goes down to day. Nothing gold can stay.”d.“Nature's first green is gold,/Her hardest hue to hold."Clear my choiceQuestion 9Not yet answeredMarked out of 2Flag questionTipsQuestion textSelect the options that are true from the choices below about how the poem 'Nothing Gold Can Stay' relates to 'The Outsiders'.Question 9Answera.Johnny urges Ponyboy to "remain gold" by turning away from gang life.b.Johnny wants Ponyboy to hold on to his golden qualities - which make him unlike others in the gang.c.Ponyboy wants to stay in the church where he can continue to live a golden life.d.At the end of the novel, Darry realises that gang life needs to come to an end.
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Read the following poem, then answer the questions that follow:Nothing Gold Can Stay - by Robert FrostNature’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.Question 1Not yet answeredMarked out of 1Flag questionTipsQuestion textWhat example of figurative language can be found in the following quote from the poem?“Nature's first green is gold,/Her hardest hue to hold.”Question 1Select one:a.yyperboleb.repetitionc.allusiond.personification Clear my choiceQuestion 2Not yet answeredMarked out of 1Flag questionTipsQuestion textThe line, “Her hardest hue to hold,” shows alliteration (repetition of the beginning sound). Which of the following lines in the poem also shows alliteration?Question 2Select one:a.“Nothing gold can stay”b.“But only so an hour”c.“Her early leaf's a flower”d.“So dawn goes down to day”Clear my choiceQuestion 3Not yet answeredMarked out of 1Flag questionTipsQuestion textGreen is not gold. In the first line, Frost is comparing the green of spring with something precious like gold. What literary device is being used here?Question 3Select one:a.oxymoronb.metaphorc.allusiond.toneClear my choiceQuestion 4Not yet answeredMarked out of 1Flag questionTipsQuestion textTrue or false: Imagery is evident throughout the poem.Question 4Select one:TrueFalseQuestion 5Not yet answeredMarked out of 1Flag questionTipsQuestion textWhich of the following is the rhyme scheme of the poem?Question 5Select one:a.ababcdcdababcdcdababcdcdababcdcdb.abcdancdc.aabbccddClear my choiceQuestion 6Not yet answeredMarked out of 1Flag questionTipsQuestion textWhich of the following is NOT a theme found in the poem?Question 6Select one:a.The good things in life don’t last.b.Life is constantly changing.c.Life always has a silver/golden lining.d.You can’t hold onto your innocenceClear my choiceQuestion 7Not yet answeredMarked out of 1Flag questionTipsQuestion textFrost writes: “Her early leaf's a flower;/But only so an hour.” The idea of a flower being a leaf for only an hour is a good example of which literary device?Question 7Select one:a.Ironyb.personificationc.symbolismd.hyperboleClear my choiceQuestion 8Not yet answeredMarked out of 1Flag questionTipsQuestion textWhich quote does NOT support the theme that things in life change very quickly?Question 8Select one:a.“Her early leaf's a flower; /But only so an hour.”b.All of the above support the themec.“So dawn goes down to day. Nothing gold can stay.”d.“Nature's first green is gold,/Her hardest hue to hold."Clear my choiceQuestion 9Not yet answeredMarked out of 2Flag questionTipsQuestion textSelect the options that are true from the choices below about how the poem 'Nothing Gold Can Stay' relates to 'The Outsiders'.Question 9Answera.Johnny urges Ponyboy to "remain gold" by turning away from gang life.b.Johnny wants Ponyboy to hold on to his golden qualities - which make him unlike others in the gang.c.Ponyboy wants to stay in the church where he can continue to live a golden life.d.At the end of the novel, Darry realises that gang life needs to come to an end.
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Question 1: The example of figurative language found in the quote “Nature's first green is gold,/Her hardest hue to hold.” from the poem is d. personification.
Question 2: The line in the poem that also shows alliteration (repetition of the beginning sound) like “Her hardest hue to hold,” is d. “So dawn goes down to day”.
Question 3: In the first line, Frost is comparing the green of spring with something precious like gold. The literary device being used here is b. metaphor.
Question 4: True. Imagery is evident throughout the poem.
Question 5: The rhyme scheme of the poem is c. aabbccdd.
Question 6: The theme that is NOT found in the poem is c. Life always has a silver/golden lining.
Question 7: The idea of a flower being a leaf for only an hour is a good example of d. hyperbole.
Question 8: The quote that does NOT support the theme that things in life change very quickly is d. “Nature's first green is gold,/Her hardest hue to hold."
Question 9: The options that are true from the choices below about how the poem 'Nothing Gold Can Stay' relates to 'The Outsiders' are a. Johnny urges Ponyboy to "remain gold" by turning away from gang life and b. Johnny wants Ponyboy to hold on to his golden qualities - which make him unlike others in the gang.
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