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In his poem “Nothing Gold Can Stay,” poet Robert Frost conveys the idea that everything pure and possessing the beauty of gold, created in the cosmos, cannot be stopped. It will lose its shine or purity sooner or later. Reveal this idea through the use of a metaphor. Through lines one and five of his poem, he compares the leaves of nature to a golden and beautiful moment that doesn't last long enough to enjoy its bright sight every day, and eventually everything fades away through its color and appearance . . "Nature's first green is gold, its most difficult shade to maintain." In these lines, Robert Frost explains the meaning that the shimmering green color of nature when all the leaves bloom is a flourishing sight, but it is a radiant color that is difficult to hold back. In the sixth line he uses an allusion to the story of Adam and Eve. "So Eden sank in sorrow." This line expands on the idea that purity is another thing that cannot remain forever. When Eve ate from the tree of knowledge, Adam and Eve were kicked out of the Garden of Eden and this created consequences...