Question

Use scansion to identify the meter in Frost’s “Nothing Gold Can Stay.”

Answer 1

Nature's | first green | is gold,

Her har | dest hue | to hold.

Her ear | ly leaf's | a flower;

But on | ly so | an hour.

Then leaf | subsides | to leaf.

So E | den sank | to grief,

So dawn | goes down | to day.

No | thing gold | can stay.

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Answer 2

Nature's | first green | is gold,

Her har | dest hue | to hold.

Her ear | ly leaf's | a flower;

But on | ly so | an hour.

Then leaf | subsides | to leaf.

So E | den sank | to grief,

So dawn | goes down | to day.

No | thing gold | can stay.

Step-by-step explanation: