Question

4. But if it had to perish twice I think I know enough of hate To say that for destruction ice Is also great
(1) What is the speaker contemplating?
(2) What does the speaker mean by knowing enough of hate?
(iii) What does 'hate' signify here?
(iv) What is the idea of 'ice' and 'hate' juxtaposed within the poem?​

Answer 1

Answer:

(1) The speaker is thoughtfully looking at the given lines and wondering that: world will end with ice is better among ice and fire(here fire stands for hate) and

i.e he wants the world to end with ice and not with fire

(2) here enough of hate means that no one will help each other everyone will think of themselves only at the time when world is going to end

(3) hate signifies the selfishness and detest

Explanation:

there are 2 cases the poet has described either the world with end with extreme cold or with extreme hatred (among people)