Some say the world will end in fire,
Some say in ice.
From what I’ve tasted of desire
I hold with those who favor fire.
But if it had to perish twice,
I think I know enough of hate
To say that for destruction ice
Is also great
And would suffice.
ANALIYSIS OF THE POEM
RHYMING =
ABA,ABC,BCB,
Fire and Ice is a Apocalypse poem ( the end of the
world). Its always a point of discussion that how the world will end how the
evolution will took place, recent discussion makes out the out come like
Nuclear Disaster, Climatic change, Cynicism, Water Dispute and other theories.
People always interested in knowing the dark hidden theories , the discussion
and the poem is the out come of our curiocity. Forst at some point between the
present and revelation added his own idea
to mix the out come Fire and Ice.
According to the poet
‘fire’ stands for desire, greed, avarice or lust. The more you try to satisfy
them, the more they grow. There is no end to it. These all grow like a fire in
the woods which has a capability to engulf ones whole life to an end. Where as
Ice describe coldness, which means when one become feeling less for other,
which we are in this so called modern world .The rate of crime is witness of
this all.
“Some say the world will end in fire,
Some say in ice”
The first two line
shows the discussion of the group that the world will end. Destruction is
always the main interest of human kind .
Negative always attract first.In modern sense fire and ice can stand for
nuclear wr and climatic change also.
FIRE AND ICE two
different things two different words shows as two different version of human
thought.
From what I’ve tasted of desire
I hold with those who favor fire.
But if it had to perish twice,
I think I know enough of hate
In the above two
lines poet shows his perception that , fire as metaphor for desire, lust. When
fire is in control like fire of lamp its useful to enlighten the path but when
the fire become uncontrolled it causes destruction when our small desire become
big then it would be harmful for the society. Human are impulsive which will
lead to down. Today we don’t have any control on our desire , anger , needs for
luxurious life greedy values are too high on that basis poet favour the fire
the cause of destruction
To say that for destruction ice
Is also great
And would suffice.
On the opposite hand
of Fire there is ice , here ice used as metaphor to represent coldness,
emotionless . Which help the people to become unsocial. And it’s hard to survives
isolated, as we all learn and read that human are social animal, sharing and
caring ......... , the day is not far when we forget all these theories. The potentiality
of ice is too high without society social animal can’t survive.
IMPORTANT QUESTIONS
1. According to the poet, what do
‘ice’ and ‘fire’ symbolise?
Ans. According to the poet ‘ice’
symbolizes hatred, coldness and rigidity and these human cold emotions and lack
of love are destructive enough to remove the warmth of fire and destroy the
world. Fire symbolises unlimited wishes and desires of human beings like
violent feelings of anger, cruelty, brutality, etc., that might end the world.
2. The poem is a _________,
put across by the poet.
A.
powerful warning
B. heartfelt apology
C. earnest appeal
D. vengeful threat
3. Pick
the option that is NOT TRUE about the poet according to the extract.
The
poet
A. is inclined to believe that the world
would most likely end with fire.
B. has heard divided opinions about the way the world would end in all
likelihood.
C. preaches love and kindness to combat the spread of hate among all.
D. declares the power of ice to be as destructive as that of fire.
4. Identify the most likely tone
of the poet in the lines:
‘To say that for destruction
ice/Is also great’
A.
sarcastic
B. serious
C. amused
D. celebratory
5. Fire” is a metaphor for-
A. desire
B. dislike
C. distaste
D. revulsion
8.
“Ice” is a metaphor for-
A. hatred
B. love
C. esteem
D. admiration
9“Some say the world will end in fire”. Identify the poetic
device.
A. Alliteration
B. Assonance
C. Antithesis
D. Anaphora
10. But if it
had to perish twice
I think
I know enough of hate To say that for destruction ice Is also great
(a) Who has
composed the above lines ?
(b) According to the poet ‘ice’ symbolizes
(c) What does the word ‘perish’ mean in the above
lines
(d) What does the poet think ?
ANS.
. (a) Robert Frost has
composed the above lines.
(b) According to the poet ‘ice’ symbolizes hatred,
coldness and rigidity.
(c) The word ‘perish’ means ‘cease to exist’ or
die.
(d) The poet thinks of hate.
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