Question

Which of the following best identifies a theme of the poem?
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Love is unpredictable and inconsistent.
The most beautiful moments of life are brief.
Perfection and paradise are unattainable.
It is dangerous to forget that we will all die at some point.
What does the color "gold" most likely represent in the poem?
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the speaker's greed.
the speaker's dreams
the slow passage of time
the fleeting nature of beauty
Which of the following best presents an example of alliteration in the poem?
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Her hardest hue to hold
Her early leaf’s a flower
Then leaf subsides to leaf
Nothing gold can stay.

Answer 1

1) The most beautiful moments of life are brief.
2) The fleeting nature of beauty.
3) "Her hardest hue to hold" (repetition of the initial "h" sound).