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=Proposed edits to Wikipedia's Nothing Gold Can Stay (poem) article for Your Class=

There is not much on the original article for "Nothing Gold Can Stay," and most of what is there has little to do with the actual poem. The following are some things that I would like to add:

Possible Contributions

 * Introduction
 * Poetic Form
 * Sound
 * Symbolisim
 * Publication

Reading List
A numbered list of all your readings go here. Use the following format:


 * 1) Kennedy, X.J. & Gioia, Dana. (2013). "Literature: A Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and Writing"
 * 2) Lynen, John. (1960). The pastoral art of Robert Frost.
 * 3) Tuten, Nancy Lewis & Zubizarreta, John. (2001). The Robert Frost Encyclopedia.
 * 4) Wakefield, Richard. (1999). "Poetic Justice"
 * 5) Author’s name. (Date). Short title.

Original
"Nothing Gold Can Stay" is a poem by Robert Frost, written in 1923, and published in the Yale Review in October of that year. It was later published in the collection New Hampshire (1923; copyright renewed 1951)[1] that earned Frost the 1924 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. New Hampshire also included Frost's poems "Fire and Ice" and "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening."

Revised
"Nothing Gold Can Stay" is a poem by Robert Frost, written in 1923, and published in the Yale Review in October of that year. It was later published in the collection New Hampshire under a section entitled “Grace Notes”[3] (1923; copyright renewed 1951)[1] that earned Frost the 1924 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. New Hampshire also included Frost's poems "Fire and Ice" and "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening." Frost is known for his poems involving nature.

Frost had a lot of loss in his life. Four of his six children died before him, one of which committed suicide. It has been observed that his life experiences might have inspired “Nothing Gold Can Stay.” The idea that good things eventually come to an end has been noted to be one of the themes of this poem.[4]

Introduction
"Nothing Gold Can Stay" is a poem by Robert Frost, written in 1923, and published in the Yale Review in October of that year. It was later published in the collection New Hampshire under a section entitled “Grace Notes” [3] (1923; copyright renewed 1951)[1] that earned Frost the 1924 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. New Hampshire also included Frost's poems "Fire and Ice" and "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening." Frost is known for his poems involving nature.

Frost had a lot of loss in his life. Four of his six children died before him, one of which committed suicide. It has been observed that his life experiences might have inspired “Nothing Gold Can Stay.” The idea that good things eventually come to an end has been noted to be one of the themes of this poem. [4]

Symbolism
There are many interpretations regarding the symbolism in “Nothing Gold Can Stay.” One popular take on the symbolism for this poem is that it is a metaphor for losing innocence as one grows older and matures. “So Eden sank to grief” (Line 6) could represent the corruption of innocence, and “So dawn goes down to day/ Nothing gold can stay” could represent the lifespan of humans and how they can not be innocent forever. [2]