Question

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.
1. What does ‘iť mean here in the first line?
2. What does 'ice' symbolise here?
3. Find a word from the stanza that means 'ruin'.
4. What is the essential idea given here?
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Answer 1

Answer:

1 world

2 ice symbolise hatred

3 destruction

Answer 2

1)it means the whole world

2)ice symbolises hatred

3)perish

4)The idea is that the poet stands with the both the options that the world will end in ice as well as fire.and he says that it doesnt matter that neither it will end in ice nor in fire in both the world will end