Question

their logs held tight in death 's still was proof of human sin they did not die from the cold within 1) what do the phrases cold without and cold within suggest here ?please don't spam​

Answer 1

Answer:

Cold within in the poem refers the mutual hatred among the six humans which caused them ultimately to die while cold without means the bleak and biting winter like cold outside which formed the setting of the poem

Explanation:

THIS LINES ARE FROM THE COLD WITHIN BY JAMES PATRICK KINNEY.

Answer 2

Answer:

By the phrase “the cold within” the poet means the coldness of the hearts — the lack of warm human spirits of the six persons who gathered around the dying fire in that winter evening. Though all of them possessed a log of wood, none agreed to give it to the fire to keep it burning and keep them warm. This was because of the discriminatory attitude they had against each other over petty things like class, caste, colour, religious faith or ethnicity. In the end, they were found frozen to death with their logs held in their still hands. Therefore the poet commented that the death was not due to the cold outside, it was the cold within their hearts that killed them. This is a great way to convey the message of harmony in the society and the way Kinney sums up the poem is amazing. The title of the poem, ‘The Cold Within’ is suggestive of the central theme or message of the poem and thus is just and apt.