Answer: I think what will happen in the book is that Ponyboy will be deeply affected by Johnny's death and his last words. Ponyboy's last words were "stay gold." To Ponyboy that meant treasure your childhood and stay innocent as long as you can. I think "stay gold" is referring to a sunrise-to-sunset. That gold moment in the morning only happens for about 3 minutes. It goes by quickly.
Explanation:
Hello. You did not say which poem this question refers to, which makes it impossible for it to be answered accurately. However, I will try to help you in the best possible way.
In general, we can say that the first lines of a poem have the effect of determining the tone and the main subject which the poem will develop in the following lines. In this way, the first two lines can fulfill this role, mainly in relation to the tone of the poem.
The children played with their toys all day
Worn out.
overused
you wold expect it to happen
Like in a love story, a cliche ending would be that boy likes girl, girl doesn't like the boy and in the end the girl likes the boy and they end up together
