Question

the use of symbolism in The poem fire and ice conveys the poet's message effectively. expand with reference to the poem​

Answer 1

Answer:

Frost presents the two of the darkest traits of humanity i.e. the capacity to hate and the capacity to be consumed by lust or desire. Of the two, he attributes the greater of the two evils is desire. In giving desire the first position regard to the destruction of the world, Frost is providing a powerful statement on the subject of greed and jealousy, saying that above all else, desire is the trait of humanity that is more likely to lead to its demise. Desire represents the greatest problem that attributes to the cause of the war.

Frost then attributes hatred with the same capacity to do harm. However, he lessens the importance of hatred but still presents it as having the ability to lead to the destruction of the world if it were to happen for a second time.