Students will listen to the Bob Dylan song, answer the questions, analyze the lyrics, and then compare and contrast the themes present in both texts. To enhance their learning and make the lesson more engaging, students will also study a poem with a similar theme. Have your students analyze the poem and build their comprehension it will make analyzing the theme of the book much easier later on! The poem analysis will touch on important literary elements such as: rhyme scheme, tone, theme, metaphor, alliteration, allusion, imagery, and personification. Trees, streams, oceans, mountains, and even the sun and stars: nothing is constant. He believes that this is true of all things found in nature. He is saying that gold does not last forever. Gold is a symbol for all things beautiful, important, and valued. In Chapter 5 of The Outsiders, Ponyboy recites the poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay." This poem plays a major role in the novel as it represents the universal message to stay gold and stay pure. In the final line, the poet drives home his point. Your students don't have to be reading The Outsiders. This activity also works on its own if you are looking just to teach about the poem itself. This is a perfect side activity for the novel The Outsiders by S. This lesson is a poem analysis of "Nothing Gold Can Stay" by Robert Frost.
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