Question

In the poem Fire And Ice, the answer in very short and the answer of:
Who does the poet side with and why?

Answer 1

Answer:

the answer is in the poem look carefully in it

Answer 2

Explanation:

The poet sides with those who believe that this world will end in fire. The poet links these two very powerful elements of nature to human emotions and human behaviour. ‘Fire’ is a symbol of human passions.

The fire also stands for unbridled desires. Uncontrolled passions of love and desire will be the cause of the destruction of this world. Uncontrolled fire and untamed passionate desires will certainly bring an end of this world. The poet confesses that he himself has ‘tasted of desire’. So, he is quite aware of the potential of unbridled passions and fire of the love of causing death and destruction