Class –X-English (First flight)
Fire and Ice
‘Fire and Ice’ is a short poem by Robert Frost. In this poem, the
poet refers to two predictions of how the world will end. Some
say it will end in fire whereas others say it will end in ice.
According to the poet ‘fire’ stands for desire, greed, avarice or
lust. The more you try to satisfy them, the more they grow.
There is no end to it.
They spread rapidly like fire and engulf your whole life. One
becomes selfish and sometimes cruel also. On the other hand,
‘ice’ according to the poet, stands for hatred, coldness and
rigidity. One becomes insensitive and indifferent towards the
feelings of others. The poet says that both fire and ice are
growing with such a rapid speed that the world would soon
perish either way, in fire or in ice.
Fire and Ice
‘Fire and Ice’ is a short poem by Robert Frost. In this poem, the
poet refers to two predictions of how the world will end. Some
say it will end in fire whereas others say it will end in ice.
According to the poet ‘fire’ stands for desire, greed, avarice or
lust. The more you try to satisfy them, the more they grow.
There is no end to it.
They spread rapidly like fire and engulf your whole life. One
becomes selfish and sometimes cruel also. On the other hand,
‘ice’ according to the poet, stands for hatred, coldness and
rigidity. One becomes insensitive and indifferent towards the
feelings of others. The poet says that both fire and ice are
growing with such a rapid speed that the world would soon
perish either way, in fire or in ice.
