Question

Nothing gold can stay

Answer 1

Answer:

1. Eden represents a beautiful place.

2. Because nature gives birth to new life.

3. Yes, we should value youth.

Explanation:

1. In the poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay", the poet makes an allusion to "Eden" to represent an image of a beautiful place. In the poem Eden is a place of perfection and golden nature but its eventual death and fading nature reminds us that even the most perfect thing on Earth is bound to die.

2. The speaker personifies nature in a human form by referring to it as "her" because just like a female, it gives birth to new life. The speaker makes a connection between the life of nature and the life of people to remind us that life is mortal and vulnerable. Everything on Earth would die eventually and in that process, nature would give birth to new life to sustain the Earth.

3. Yes, according to the poem we should value youth as it will eventually fade away. As we know youth is a time of vigor and power, it can be seen as the golden time/flower time of our lives. It is the best and the most refined time of a human life. Therefore, we should value it and use it to the fullest before it fades way like every golden thing on Earth. The evidence that reminds us to value youth can be seen through "Her early leaf's a flower;  But only so an hour."