Question

1. Answer with reference to context: ‘Some say in ice’ a) What does the quoted line refer to? b) What is the other school of thought on this subject? c) Which idea does the poet endorse in the first stanza? d) Pick the correct option: The poet’s opinion is guided by i) His friend’s view. ii) His own experience iii) His imagination iv) His critics’ opinion. 2. Answer in 30 – 40 words: What do fire and ice represent in Frost’s poem Fire and Ice?

Answer 1

Answer:

1. a)The lines are taken from one of Frost's early poems, Fire and Ice where the poet considers the age-old question of whether the world will end in fire or in ice. This is similar to another age-old question: whether it would be preferable to freeze to death or burn to death. The poet determines that either option would achieve its purpose sufficiently well although he would favour fire over ice.

b) This existing world will come to an end one day. People are divided on this issue. Some believe that this world will end in fire. The fire of passions and desire will lead to the end of the world. Some people think that this world will end in ice. Cold reasoning and hate will lead this world to destruction. However, the poet has experienced passions of love and desire. He supports those who believe that fire of passions and desires will lead to the destruction of this existing world.

c)The poet compares the nature of ice with hatred. Ice benumbs. So is cold and calculated reasoning. ‘Hate’ born of cold reasoning, makes a man insensitive to feelings. Hatred can make our minds numb. Cold thoughts and reasoning make us, insensitive and cruel. So, the poet thinks that ‘ice’ or ‘hate’ can be a great and strong cause for the destruction of this world. ‘Ice’ or hatred will ‘suffice’ to bring an end of this world.

d) iii) His own experience

2. The word ‘fire’ stands for desire. In the poem, it

indicates all types of greed and lust. In today’s world, mankind’s greed is endangering the very existence of the planet Earth. The word ‘ice’ in the poem indicates hatred and indifference which is as cold as ‘ice’.

Answer 2

Explanation:

An intersection is a point where two lines or streets cross. There are two places you're most likely to find intersections: in math class and in traffic. In math, an intersection is the spot where two lines cross. Those lines share this common point.