Question

But if it had to perish twic
I think I know enough of
To say that for destructio
Is also great
And would suffice.
What does 'it' refer to here?​

Answer 1

In the poem the poet refers to the fire and ice .....abt the 2 prediction of how the world will end some say it will end in fire whereas some say it will end in ice here ice refers to hatred and fire refers to desires which both are harmful to the world

Answer 2

Explanation:

I guess this part has been quoted from the poem 'Fire and Ice ' written by Robert Frost.

Here, the word ' it ' refers to the the planet Earth and us, the human beings, who are residing in this planet.

It's the anger, jealousy, hatred and various other inhumane qualities which are responsible for destroying the Earth just like any other natural calamity.