Fire and Ice
by Robert Frost
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Introduction to Poem
Poem
Some say the world will end in fire
Some say in ice
From what I have tasted of desire
I hold with those who
favour fire.
But if it had to perish twice,
I think I know enough o hate
To say that for destruction ice
Is also great
And would suffice.
-Robert Frost
Exercises
Comprehension for Passage
Stanza 1
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.
Questions:
1. Name the poem and the poet.
A: The name of the poem is ‘Fire and Ice’. Its poet is Robert Frost.
2. What is ‘Fire’ a symbol of?
A: ‘Fire’ is a symbol of lust and endless desires.
3. What is ‘Ice’ a symbol of?
A: ‘Ice’ is a symbol of hatred.
4. Why does the poet hold with those who favour fire?
A: The poet holds with those who favour fire because the lust for materialistic things is increasing day by day.
5. What is the rhyme scheme in the stanza?
A: The rhyme scheme is ab aa.
Stanza 2
But if it had to perish twice,
I think I know enough of hate
To say that for destruction ice
Is also great
And would suffice.
Questions:
1. What does ‘It’ stand for?A: ‘It’ stands for the world.
2. Name the poet.
A: Robert Frost
3. What is ice a symbol of?
A: ‘Ice’ is the symbol of hatred.
4. Why does the poet compare hate to ice?
A: They are both destructive. So, the poet compares hate to ice.
5. What is the rhyme scheme in the stanza?
A: The rhyme scheme is ab ab a.
Question Answers
Q.1. Write the brief summary of Robert Frost’s poem ‘Fire and Ice’ in your own
words.
Ans. ‘Fire and Ice’ is a symbolic poem by Robert Frost. The poet wants to aware the humanity that
everything will end one day as a result of human misdeeds. The poet says that both fire and ice are
destructive. Fire of violent desires will put the world to an end. If the world had to perish twice
then it will be perished by the hatred between man and man. Ice has been presented as a symbol of
hatred.
Q:2. What is the theme/main idea of the poem ‘Fire and Ice’?
A: The theme of the poem is the age-old question. The question is whether the world will end in fire
or in ice. This poem is a deliberation on the end of the world. Some people say that the world will
end by fire. But some people say that it will end by ice. Fire is symbol of men’s desire which is
endless and ice is symbol of hatred. Desire and hate are two deadly weapons of destruction.
Q:3. What is the symbol of ‘fire’ and that of ‘ice’?
A: ‘Fire’ is symbol of greed, desire, conflict and fury. ‘Ice’ symbolises hatred, coldness,
insensitivity, indifference and rigidity.
Q:4. What do different people say about the end of the world?
A: Some people say that the world will end in ‘fire’. Some say it will end in ‘ice’.
Q:5. What is the rhyme scheme of the poem? How does it help in bringing out the
contrasting ideas in
the poem?
Ans. The rhyme scheme of the poem is: a, b, aa; b, c, b, c, b. This rhyme scheme brings out the
contrasting ideas by separating them. There is different rhyme scheme for different ideas
symbolising ‘fire’ and ‘ice’.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What will the world end in?
(A) fire
(B) ice
(C) both (A) and (B)
(D) none of the above
Ans. (C) both (A) and (B)
2. What does violent desire refer to?
(A) fire
(B) ice
(C) both (A) and (B)
(D) none of the above
Ans. (A) fire
3. What does ‘ice’ symbolizes?
(A) love
(B) hatred
(C) violent desire
(D) all of the above
Ans. (B) hatred
4. What does some people think, the world will end in?
(A) fire
(B) sun
(C) moon
(D) rain
Ans. (A) fire
5. What does the poet think, the world will end in?
(A) love
(B) ice
(C) both
(D) none of the above
Ans. (B) ice
6. Can hatred destroy the world?
(A) yes
(B) no
(C) may be
(D) may not be
Ans. (A) yes
7. According to Robert Frost, what will end one day?
(A) fire
(B) ice
(C) both (A) and (B)
(D) the world
Ans. (D) the world
8. Who is the poet of the poem ‘Fire and Ice’?
(A) Robert Frost
(B) William Cowper
(C) Ben Jonson
(D) William Blake
Ans. (A) Robert Frost
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