Fire And Ice

               Central Idea

          This poem is about the hypothetical  end of the world .
The poet equates desire with fire and hatred with ice . The deo is growing with such a fast speed that that the world will come to an end either in fre or in ice .In the beginning he supports those who favour fire but in the end he says that ice is also sufficient to perish this world . 
        Difficult Word meaning
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Hypothetical ------Based on guess Duo-----paire of two things (as fire--  -ice)
Sufficient------------Enough
Perish      ---------Die or be destroyed
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   Qus. Ans. Based on stanza
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              Stanza.    01
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 fice.

                      Question.1
 
How do the people think about the world ?
                      Answer 
The people think that the world will end in fire or ice .

                     Question.2 

What is the opinion of the poet ?
                     Answer .
 The opinion of the poet is that the world will end in fire .

                     Question.3 
What is the deeper meaning of 'desire' here ?
                    Answer
 The deeper meaning of 'desire 'is that it is always hot like
fire. So the world will end in fire .
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                 Stanza 02

But if it had to perish twice,
I think I know enough of have
To say that for destruction ice
Is also great
And would suffice .

                     Question 1
What is 'it' in the first line ?
                     Answer
It means the world .

                      Question.2 
How is ' ice ' sufficient for destruction ?
                      Answer
'Ice' symbolizes  hatred .So hatred like 'ice' is sufficient for the world's destruction .

                   Question.3 
What is the essential idea given in the stanza?
                       Answer
 The essential idea in the stanza is that world can be destroyed by 'hatred'. 'Ice' is like 'hatred'. It symbolizes cold and death.
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    Some important Questions
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                     Question.1
 What message does the poet want to convey through the poem 'Fire and Ice'?
                        Answer 
Man is, by nature,selfish.He is full of avarice, lust, indifference and hatred. He forgets his real identity. He fails to keep in mind the ultimate reality of death. In this context, Frost cautions the humanity that the 'end' is inevitable. None can be spared from the clutches of death.

                     Question.2
 Which two ideas about how the world will end have been mentioned in the poem? Which idea does the poet support more?
                     Answer 
The two ideas mentioned are that the world will end in fire or in ice. Though the poet thinks both are great for destruction, yet he seems to favour the idea of destruction of world in fire a little more than in ice.

                   Question.3
 According to the poet what do 'fire' and 'ice' represent? Do you agree with him?
                      Answer.
 According to the poet,'fire' represents desire and 'ice' represents hatred. I do agree with the poet. Desires like fire spread rapidly and engulf one's whole life Similarly 'hatred' fills the whole life with poision. It makes one hard-hearted and cruel. It leads to intolerance, fury and conflict.
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