“Nothing Gold Can Stay” Open Response Paragraph
Using your notes and the organizer from class, write a paragraph that answers the following
questions: What is the central idea in Robert Frost’s poem, “Nothing Gold Can Stay,” and how
does he illustrate this idea?
Your paragraph should:
 have a strong opening sentence that answers the question and includes the title and
author of the poem
 have a closing sentence that sums up the content of your paragraph
 be typed, double-spaced, and have an MLA heading
 include two to three short quotations from the poem
 use at least two of the literary terms from the poem handout
Hard copy due in class on Tuesday, October 27
“Nothing Gold Can Stay” Open Response Paragraph
Using your notes and the organizer from class, write a paragraph that answers the following
questions: What is the central idea in Robert Frost’s poem, “Nothing Gold Can Stay,” and how
does he illustrate this idea?
Your paragraph should:
 have a strong opening sentence that answers the question and includes the title and
author of the poem
 have a closing sentence that sums up the content of your paragraph
 be typed, double-spaced, and have an MLA heading
 include two to three short quotations from the poem
 use at least two of the literary terms from the poem handout
Hard copy due in class on Tuesday, October 27