Question

___________ is the symbol of desire and greed.

Dust

fire

snow

ice

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Answer 1

Fire is a symbol of desire and greed.

• It has been taken from the poem 'Fire and Ice' by Robert Frost.

• In this poem, the poet defines how human misdeeds are going to destroy this world one day.

• According to the poet, two contrasting elements of nature, i.e. fire and ice related to human emotions can destroy the world.  

• The fire has been used to represent desires and greed whereas ice has been used to represent hatred or cold temperament.

• The poet is said to have experienced both strong emotions and feels both are sufficient to end the world.

Answer 2

The correct option is the option 'Fire'.

Explanation

In the poem Fire and Ice the poet has presented two opposite views about the end of the world. Fire and ice in the poem are metaphors for desire and hate respectively.  The poet discusses the two possibilities regarding the end of the world. One possibilities is the world ending in flames of fire. The poet feels so when he ponders over the burning flames of desires of people. These desires for more money, more power, etc. will surely hurl the world into another nuclear war, which will burn up the entire world in flames.  

The second possibility of the doom of the world is with ice. The poet feels people have so much of hatred in their hearts against one another that it is sufficient to freeze the entire planet to death.  

So, the fire of evil desires and ice of wicked hatred are the two contradictory opinions presented in the poem Fire and Ice by Robert Frost.