Nothing gold can stay analysis
Nothing Gold Can Stay Analysis
The essay I have chosen for my analysis is Robert Frost’s “Nothing Gold Can Stay”. The reason I chose this short but “meaty” poem is because of its ability to have two entirely different meanings. While reading this poem, halfway through I started to believe that this poem was more biblical than literal. This poem was difficult to understand and dissect, but after some research, my take on “Nothing Gold Can Stay” became clearer. In this poem it states, “Natures first green is gold, Her hardest hue to hold. Her early leaf’s a flower, But only so an hour. (Line 1-4)
These lines are clearly talking about how new leaves only keep their light, gold-hued color for a short time until they turn green, this happens during the spring’s first bloom. Some leafs also begin as budding on a tree, similar to flowers, before they turn into leafs. On a deeper level I believe Frost was talking about the beginning of life. No human or any life form of this matter is as pure as the day they are born. In line 5 of “Nothing Gold Can Stay” it says “Then the leaf subsides to leaf.” When I read the definition of “subsides” there were two definitions that came up. One was “to sink or fall to the bottom” and the other was “to give in”. I believe that both definitions fit into this poem, literally and genuinely. The definition of “giving in” relays to nature running its course and nothing can change that. The seasons will change and the leaf must subside to natures doing. Therefore, changing the leave from gold to green. On a deeper meaning I believe Frost is talking about the circle of life. “Then the leaf subsides to leaf” can be parallel to the meaning of the common expression “we all live to die”. The reason I point this out is because in our lives we are all do to change, and there is no stopping it. We must all “subside” to the circle of life. Change is inevitable, and there isn’t anything we can do to stop it.
The essay I have chosen for my analysis is Robert Frost’s “Nothing Gold Can Stay”. The reason I chose this short but “meaty” poem is because of its ability to have two entirely different meanings. While reading this poem, halfway through I started to believe that this poem was more biblical than literal. This poem was difficult to understand and dissect, but after some research, my take on “Nothing Gold Can Stay” became clearer. In this poem it states, “Natures first green is gold, Her hardest hue to hold. Her early leaf’s a flower, But only so an hour. (Line 1-4)
These lines are clearly talking about how new leaves only keep their light, gold-hued color for a short time until they turn green, this happens during the spring’s first bloom. Some leafs also begin as budding on a tree, similar to flowers, before they turn into leafs. On a deeper level I believe Frost was talking about the beginning of life. No human or any life form of this matter is as pure as the day they are born. In line 5 of “Nothing Gold Can Stay” it says “Then the leaf subsides to leaf.” When I read the definition of “subsides” there were two definitions that came up. One was “to sink or fall to the bottom” and the other was “to give in”. I believe that both definitions fit into this poem, literally and genuinely. The definition of “giving in” relays to nature running its course and nothing can change that. The seasons will change and the leaf must subside to natures doing. Therefore, changing the leave from gold to green. On a deeper meaning I believe Frost is talking about the circle of life. “Then the leaf subsides to leaf” can be parallel to the meaning of the common expression “we all live to die”. The reason I point this out is because in our lives we are all do to change, and there is no stopping it. We must all “subside” to the circle of life. Change is inevitable, and there isn’t anything we can do to stop it.