What is "gold" referring to in the poem, "Nothing Gold Can Stay"? (hint-it is a metaphor!) "Nature's first green is gold, Her hardest hue to hold. Her early leaf’s 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." HEL

The gold is referring to something that is pure, precious. or beautiful that cannot last forever.

Explanation:

banquo is a great foil

queen elizabeth's purpose in the passage is;

d. to persuade the troops that she is a capable commander

"i have the heart and stomach of a king. i myself will be your general, judge, and rewarder."