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Hue -Noun, a variety of color this helps us understand the poem better by telling us that gold is the rarest color in nature. Gold is only found in flowers but they eventually die making it the rarest color in nature

Eden -noun, a state of perfect happiness This contributes to the main theme of the poem, nothing good lasts by saying "when eden sank to grief". It also makes a reference to the story of Adam and Eve.

Subside -verb, to sink to a lower level This helps us understand the main idea by saying "then leaf subsides to leaf" which means eventually the good thing comes to an end.

Nature's first green is gold This is a reference to a spring flower. The poet is saying that the first flower of spring when it is still a bud which is green it is actually gold, the first flower since before winter. Later on in the poem he says that this flower doesn't last long.

But only so an hour This means but only for a short amount of time. This contributes to the main idea by saying the gold flowers only last for a short amount of time. The imagery is that a good thing cannot last for long which is the main idea of the poem.