what
is the central idea of the
poem fire and
Ice
Answers
Explanation:
The poem, 'Fire and Ice' by Robert Frost revolves around the theme that human emotions are destructive when allowed to run amok (out of control). They can destroy a person morally, mentally and physically.The central idea of this poem is that regardless of how it happens, humanity is going to destroy itself through its own vices; moreover, this destruction is so inevitable—if we do not change anything—that it is of no use to even get upset about it. The speaker reports that some people say that the world will "end in fire," which he equates with "desire."This could be desire for land, for power, for resources like oil or water, to make another country more like our own: all reasons that we might go to war, employing "fire" with gunpowder and weapons and so forth.
Some people, on the other hand, say that the world will end in "ice," which the speaker equates with "hate." This could be the hatred of people who are unlike ourselves because they are a different race, a different religion, a different ethnicity, and so on: all reasons that we might allow another country or group to suffer through our hate. We might ignore their struggles and allow them to perish, and someday the same could happen to us. "Fire," then, is fast, while "ice" is slow, taking its time, and so the speaker says that he agrees withpeople who say "fire" will be responsible for our demise. However, he ends the poem with an understatement that underscores its irony: ice, or hate, would more than "suffice" to destroy the world, as it is just as destructive as fire or desire—it just takes longer.
Answer:
The poem revolves around the theme that human emotions are destructive when allowed to runn amok (out of control). They can destroy a person morally, physically or even mentally. The poet tells us about the destructive bearing of ill-feelings like- love, lust, intolerance, greed, hatred etc.
Here, in this poem the poet signifies love, passion etc. as fire and hatred, greed etc. as ice. Also, world represents a relationship of humankind.