Question

Some say the world will end in fire

Some say in ice

From what I’ve tasted of desire

I hold with those who favour fire

i. Which two things according to the poet will destroy the world?

ii. What is the prediction of the people about how the world would perish?

iii. What according to the poet the metaphors ‘Fire’ and ‘Ice’ stand for?

iv. Which age old question does the poem revolve around​

Answer 1

Answer:

1. The poet says that both fire and ice are destructive. Here fire stands for the heat of desire and ice stands for hatred He thinks that our violent desires will end the world. If it survives, it will be ruined by hatred
2. In this poem, Robert Frost refers to two contrasting ideas—Fire and Ice as predictions of how the world will end. According to him, some people say that the world will end in a fire, while some say that this will end in ice. The poet equates desire with fire and hatred with ice.
3. The poet says that both fire and ice are destructive. Here fire stands for the heat of desire and ice stands for hatred He thinks that our violent desires will end the world.
4. the poem revolves around the age old question of whether the world will end in fire or in ice. This is similar to another age old question, whether it would be preferable to freeze to death or burn to death. The poet determines that either option would achieve its purpose sufficiently well.

Answer 2

Answer:

i. Fire and Ice

ii. Some say in fire and some in ice

iii. Fire for desire

Ice for hatred