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Read the following excerpt from "Nothing Gold Can Stay" by Robert Frost:
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 best describes the effect of allusion on the meaning in this excerpt?
O A. The author gives Eden human characteristics to show how sad it
is when summer's beauty fades to autumn.
O B. The author describes the garden of Versailles to suggest new life
found in leaves and flowers.
O C. The author refers to the garden of Eden to show that nature's
beauty is short-lived.
D. The author compares leaves to gold to suggest that nature has a
monetary value

UPDATE:
The answer is C.

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