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TP-CASTT
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“Nothing Gold Can Stay” by Robert Frost
T = TITLE (BEFORE WE READ)
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Title: Nothing can stay forever, nothing good
ever lasts, money doesn’t grow on trees
READ THE POEM
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Nature's first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leafs a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay.
P = PARAPHRASE (LITERAL MEANING)
Nature's first green is gold,
= nature in spring gives the brightest green
 Her hardest hue to hold.
= this green doesn’t stay green for long
 Her early leafs a flower;
= spring gives us flowers first
 But only so an hour.
= but not for very long
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PARAPHRASE, CONT’D.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
= then leaves merely stay leaves
 So Eden sank to grief,
= just like Eden was overcome with sadness
 So dawn goes down to day.
= just like the sunrise merely becomes a day
 Nothing gold can stay.
= nothing amazing can last
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CONNOTATION
Alliteration – Ex) “her hardest hue to hold”
Effect: catches your attention, gives vivid description,
rhythmic flow.
 Personification – Ex) “nature…her”, “Eden sank”
Effect: adds detail, makes interesting, helps us visualize
nature as a person with feelings/weaknesses.
 Rhyme – Ex) leaf/grief, day/stay, flower/hour
Effect: rhythmic flow, organizes poem, completes the line,
more fun to read, gives more life
Imagery – Ex) green, gold, leaf, flower, dawn, day, Eden,
sank, early, hour
Effect: helps paint a picture in mind, helps you understand
it, emotions become concrete, adds supporting details
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ATTITUDE (TONE)
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Save for “Shaping Sheet”
SHIFTS (HOW THE POEM CHANGES)
1. “But…” – We may see beauty BUT it only
lasts a short while.
 2. “Then…” – shows time passing
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3. “So…” – shows effect
TITLE (INTERPRET)
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“Nothing Gold Can Stay” – meaning is…
seasons changing, beauty/time changes form,
beauty can’t stay forever, seasons change just
like peoples’ idea of beauty
THEME (MESSAGE OF POEM)
What the poem might be about…
 Be thankful for what you have; it won’t last
long.
 Some moments in our lives have beauty, while
others are dull.
 Like the seasons, beauty will come and go.
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SHAPING SHEET – POETRY ANALYSIS
You will create a shaping sheet for an analysis
of the tone of “Nothing Gold Can Stay”
 A shaping sheet is a prewriting graphic
organizer that arranges the major parts of an
essay
 You will NOT be writing an essay, just planning
one!
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THESIS STATEMENT
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A thesis is a general sentence with a subject
and an opinion (also called commentary).
Example: In the poem “Dreams,” Langston
Hughes creates an urgent tone through
the use of metaphor.
THESIS STATEMENT
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Use this stem:
In the poem “Nothing Gold Can Stay,” Robert
Frost creates a _________ tone through the use
of _____________ .
(think about imagery, word choice, alliteration,
metaphor, rhyming words, etc.)
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CONCRETE DETAIL & COMMENTARY
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This is the backbone of the body paragraphs.
Concrete Detail - Use quotes from the poem as
evidence to support your opinion.
 Commentary – This explains how the Concrete
Detail relates to your thesis. It explains why the
quote is so important and how it supports your
argument.
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EXAMPLE:
I. Thesis statement: In the poem “Dreams,” Langston
Hughes creates an urgent tone through the use of metaphor.
 II. Body Paragraph:
Concrete Detail #1: “life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly”
Commentary 1:The comparison of a life and a bird unable to fly
creates the idea that if we do not remember our dreams,
then our lives will cease to become what we want them to
become.
Commentary 2: This metaphor creates a sense of urgency for
the reader in remembering his/her own dreams, and not
forgetting what he/she wants to become.
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