Reread "Nothing Gold Can Stay."

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.

Which words best help the poet convey a mood of thoughtfulness and sadness?

Question 6 options:

first green is gold


hardest hue to hold


early leaf's a flower


only so an hour