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  • Essay / Nothing lasts forever in Robert Frost's poem, Nothing...

    “Nothing Gold Can Stay” is a published poem by Robert Frost. The poem illustrates the fact that nothing lasts forever. He particularly emphasizes the fact that money will not last forever and will soon disappear. Frost makes his point clearly throughout the poem by describing nature. The entire poem is about objects in nature that seem beautiful at first, but then disappear into nothingness. Throughout the poem, Frost uses deep symbolism, rhyme, and allusion to reveal his point of view. The poem consists of vibrant, lush imagery to grab the reader's attention and show them that nothing will last forever. The title of the poem “Nothing Gold Can Stay” is one of the most informative and depicting parts of the entire poem. It uses connotation, denotation, and symbolism to connect real-life objects to the entire meaning of the poem. The word “Nothing” is a pure use of denotation, because it means nothing literary. The word “Gold” presents a connotation and a metonymy because the author understands it as wealth or any object belonging to man. It also symbolizes untouched wealth or all the short but beautiful moments of life. The two words “can” and “remain” have a purely denotative meaning. Using connotation, denotation, metonymy, and symbolism, Frost summarizes his argument that wealth is fleeting in just four words. Lines one and two begin the rhyming scene of the poem aabbccdd. This rhyme scheme is a paradox. The rhyming scene seems very positive and well organized just by looking at the structure, but the poem reveals that nothing in life actually turns out to be positive. The first line talks about nature's first "green", symbolizing life in the beginning or money when you first get it. There is also symbolism in the word “gold”. It symbolizes perfection...... middle of paper ......r", "hardest", "hue" and "hold", and it is used for the same purpose. The line seven also has symbolism with natural objects like "dawn" and "day". The dawn symbolizes a new life which turns into a day which brings difficulties and negative obstacles. title The eighth line consists of denotation, connotation, and symbolism (as previously mentioned) linking the use of nature to human objects and showing how nothing perfect can last Throughout the poem, the author uses. figurative language to deeply emphasize his point Each example he includes seems happy at first, but then they turn negative or even die The author uses all his figurative language in a way to make them seem good at first, but. then to become negative Every part, every word and every punctuation mark in the poem is cleverly added to reinforce the fact that nothing good will last forever...