Name: Date:

Directions:

You will be creating a poem about a major theme in the novel. This poem’s format
should be an imitation of the poem “Nothing Gold Can Stay” by Robert Frost
(referenced by Ponyboy in The Outsiders). The poem MUST:

1. Be at least 8 lines long (the length of NGCS)

2. Must be from a character’s point of view OR about an event that takes place
in the novel (Ex. Bob’s death)
3. Must follow NGCS’s rhyme scheme (AABBCCDD)

Your poem cannot:

1. Name any names (You can’t tell the reader you’re talking about Dally; use
figurative language and creativity to symbolize that you’re talking about
Dally)
2. Deviate from the novel

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