Nothing Gold Can Stay 'And The Snow Is Deep On The Ground'

Both Brooks' and Frost's works largely deal with the transitory aspect of lives that are fated, all too often, to result in premature deaths. The imagery in the former of these poems indicates the early deaths of youths who "left school" only to "die soon" (Brooks). The rapid transition from youth to the final stages of life is denoted by the fact that the poem chronicles the fate of school-aged children, or those who recently left school, who chose to revel in substance abuse which is alluded to by the reference to "gin" (Brooks). At the time that such youngsters should be celebrating life, in "June" (Brooks), when graduation comes around, they are instead fated to their early deaths. Frost details a similar concept, although instead of utilizing references to people to explore this idea, his principle imagery is that of nature. Nearly all of the

And it also says in the poem “ He was a big man, said the size of his shoes on a pile of broken dishes by the house.”, and the sentence “And Winters cold, says the rags on the window”. If you look back at those two sentences you’ll see that I’ve bolded some words, because that really sort of gave off that feeling. And finally there's the plot of each poem, in Nothing Gold Can Stay it tells about how things come and go and change, it tells a bit about the cycle of life. Something born, it grows up, and then it dies, for example like a tree it's a sprout, then it’s a tree, it withers and finally it perishes.

Best of all you can picture each line as if you are walking through a time zone. The first line of this poem leads the reader to only think of nature. I immediately took a deep breath and began to focus on each line. The first green of spring is the “her hardest hue to hold” he writes, like a willow that is gold then turns to a green leaf as the seasons change.

The poem at first comes off as a simple poem about spring and winter, but there are many hidden meanings as well. As well as the fear of the end of the world.

As previously mentioned, the theme of “Nothing Gold Can Stay” is that all which seems to be wonderful will eventually cease to be so. However, there is a positive outlook that can be found from such a somber concept. The poem’s diction, such as gold, leaf, flower, day and hour, reveal a heavy emphasis on a natural motif. The expression of the theme through natural elements of life and time indicate that the cycle of imperfection and perfection is natural in every aspect of life. For this reason, I have come to not be so hard on myself for failing to be perfect because, in reality, absolutely nothing is.

The poem does sound like it starts in Spring when everything is fresh and new then Summer comes along and we start to grow up then Fall where we start to wilt and grow up more last comes Winter when we have finally wilted and there's nothing left of us.

The depressing tone of the speaker in the poem conveys the idea that we should admire the moments of beauty, happiness, and innocence because they will eventually fade away. “So dawn goes to day/ Nothing gold can stay” (Frost 7-8) The phrase, “Nothing gold can stay” represents how every good thing comes to an end. Which is a very deep and depressing idea, this connects to the upsetting theme of innocence and joy being temporary.

Next, with the next two lines, he switches from leaves to flowers, with the same message. These lines essentially mean that spring only lasts what feels like an hour, despite creating beautiful flowers. These lines are two other great examples of Frost using nature and springtime to convey his pessimistic message, and they do so perfectly. Moreover, Frost also uses a biblical reference to provide another hint as to what the theme of this poem

Frost talks about Eden. What he means by that is Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. He is talking about the beginning of

Although there is not heavy repitition in the poem, Frost uses the word gold multiple times. The passage of time is the first spring. Specifically,it is dawn, the middle of the

However, Frost could also be talking about the world at the time. " " There is not much repetition in this poem, but gold is mentioned a couple times." Time passes through the seasons, suggesting that spring's beauty cannot be kept as time passes.

This line is a metaphor for the beginning of life being very fresh and young, but also very fragile. These metaphors also create vivid imagery of springtime to further explain the short lived qualities of purity and innocence. Frost reinforces the idea of the inevitable passing of time when he says, “Her early leaf’s a flower;” (LN3). This line signifies the mortality of spring, he describes the way the buds on a tree or plant will blossom into a flower that only lives for a brief time. Alongside metaphors, alliteration is also used throughout the poem to enhance its musicality and emphasize its key ideas.

There are several likenesses and differences in these poems. They each have their own meaning; each represent a separate thing and each tell a different story. However, they are all indicative of Frost’s love of the outdoors, his true enjoyment of nature and his wistfulness at growing old. He seems to look back at youth with a sad longing.

but, I do not mean you lose your memories, those will stay with us always, I mean you are no longer a child. I believe the rhythm of the poem is a dancing flowing tune that is kinda throughout the whole poem. I think the rhythm goes along with the poem and matches the words in the poem because the words are kinda just dancing and flowing . The uses of senses in this poem is a very important factor in this poem, it speaks of colors and it really entrances your sense of sight into this poem because Frost wanted us to be able to see the scenes very well.

     Frost?s poem delves deeper into the being and essence of life with his second set of lines. The first line states, ?Her early leaf?s a flower.? After the budding and sprouting, which is the birth of nature, is growth into a flower. This is the moment where noon turns to evening, where childhood turns into maturity, and where spring turns into summer. At this very moment is the ripe and prime age of things. The young flower stands straight up and basks in the sun, the now mature teenager runs playfully in the light, and the day and sunlight peak before descending ever so quickly into dusk. The second line of the second set states, ?But only so an hour,? which makes clear that yet again time is passing by and that a beginning will inevitably have an end.