Question

In the poem "cold within" whatdoes the word , "logs" implied there?

Answer 1

The dying fire and logs of wood in the poem might be seen as symbolic and hence significant elements. The poet has depicted the discrimination among people based on their caste, class, religion, colour,  economic and social conditions. This discrimination is described as the lack of warm human spirit — the cold within their hearts in the very last line of the poem. 
 
So, it would be reasonable to say that the dying fire indicates decreasing human spirit in us. And the logs of wood may symbolize “a man’s property or wealth” including his intellect and genius. People can help others with those physical and intellectual capacity they have. But if they persist in discriminating on grounds of race, religion, caste, gender and ethnicity, they are all lost. This is the message the poet conveys.

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Answer 2

The logs are the symbolic of various sins depicted by each person in the poem.These sins were namely racial discrimination ,social class prejudices,religious intolerance ,lack of generosity etc. If they would have sacrificed the logs I.e. if they would have given up their sinful activities ,they would have survived or gone to heaven without the burden of sins on their shoulders.
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