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? 1

Answer 1

Answer:

Fire and Ice

Explanation:

The Poet Mr.Frost here speaks about Love and hate in form of Fire and Ice.

While emotions like love and desire are fierce and powerful but emotions are hatred and coldness of behaviour are like ice.

Here Fire symbolises Love and desire while ice symbolises coldness and hatred.If fire and ice are combined then

there could be destruction.

Answer 2

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.