It is a characteristic work that can show the outstanding performance of Robert Frost even in a short poem. It was first published in the ‘Yale Review’. ‘There is no gold to stay’ is a poem by the American poet Robert Frost.

Use metaphors and anthropomorphic language to talk about it. But the speaker doesn’t just describe nature directly. ‘Nothing Gold Can Stay’ draws on images from the natural world, such as leaves, flowers and sunrise, to give meaning. The poem also shows that change is essential and that all changes imply degradation.

This poem was published in Robert Frost’s New Hampshire Collection in 1923. ‘Boundless Gold’ is a famous short narrative poem about nature and its rapid changes. The poem also shows that change is essential and that all change implies degradation. This poem was published in Robert Frost’s ‘New Hampshire’ collection in 1923. ‘Nothing to Stay’ is a famous short narrative poem about nature and its ever-changing changes. A popular and often-quoted poet Frost was revered throughout his life and accepted four Pulitzer awards for poetry. His works often draw the background of rural life in New England in the early 20th century and use them to study complex social and philosophical issues. You must be signed in to save work in this lesson.Robert Lee Frost was born in Maand died in January 29, 1963.He was an American poet, highly regarded for his realistic depiction of rural life and his command of spoken American. How does the meaning of the poem act as foreshadowing for what will happen to Johnny? In the space below, compare the Frost poem with Johnny’s final quote. You still have a lot of time to make yourself be what you want. And don't be so bugged over being a greaser. I don't think he's ever really seen a sunset. He'll probably think you're crazy, but ask for me. It's just when you get used to everything that it's day. When you're a kid everything's new, dawn. “I've been thinking about it, and that poem, that guy that wrote it, he meant you're gold when you're a kid, like green. This quote from Johnny is one of the most famous instances of figurative language in the novel. Johnny never forgets the poem, and talks to Pony about it as he’s lying in his hospital bed after the fire. In chapter 5, while they were hiding in the church together, Ponyboy recited for Johnny a Robert Frost poem entitled, “Nothing Gold Can Stay.” Johnny is deeply moved by the way the poem says exactly the way he felt about the gold and silver mist as it disappeared with the sunrise they’d watched through the church door. Throughout the novel, Hinton has used foreshadowing to alert us that something tragic will happen to Johnny, and the careful reader will notice that several of these instances of foreshadowing deal with the phrase, “Stay gold.”

Gold poem from the outsiders