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1. FIRE AND ICE
ROBERT FROST

2. What is the key objective of the poem-fire and ice
FIRE AND ICE
symbolic
LITERARY MEANING
Stanza 1 Stanza 2
Lorem Ipsumfire-
hatred,passion,overa
mbitious narure
coldness,,

3. FIRE AND ICE -STANZA ONE
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

4. What is the key objective of the poem-fire and ice
FIRE AND ICE
symbolic
LITERARY MEANING
Stanza 1 Stanza 2
Lorem Ipsumfire-
hatred,passion,overa
mbitious narure
coldness,,

5. Meaning and symbolic representation
LITERARY MEANING
IF we assume the world to be
coming to an end then having
experienced desire and its ill
effects ,the fire could be the
reason for it to come to an
end.
SYMBOLIC REPRESENTATION
FIRE represents DESIRE
,ambition
,,passion,jealousy,unhealthycomp
etition,arrogance,selfishnes -all of
these count for the fact that the
world will come to an end having
seen the fact how desire may
result or lead to the end ..

6. FIRE AND ICE -STANZA TWO
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.

9. Stanza 2- meaning
LITERARY
If the world persists after
all this destrucion,if it had
to perish (vanish) again the
ice would surely be
sufficient. The ice can lead
the world to destruction.
SYMBOLIC
If it had to come to perish again
there can there be a better reason
than hatred., The hatred for one
another can lead the whole word
to destruction like the what
happened in Hiroshima is
frightening eye opener to this
bitterness for each other.

10. Lierary devices used
1)Personification of fire and ice which have the ability of killing each and every
individual.
2)Imagery- when we hear the words’,some say,,,in fire ,some say...in ice’ one can
form or picturise an image hence we call it so.
3)Anaphora- repetitive usage of ‘some say’ twice in line 1 & line 2is called
anaphora
4)Symbolism-’Fire’ symbolises passion/desire and ice symbolises hatred
5)Alliteration- repetition of lettr ‘S’ in ’some say” and ‘w’ in ‘World will’ is an
alliteration.

11. Summary of the poem -fire and Ice
*Robert Frost’s poem “Fire and Ice” is a strong symbolic poem where fire is used as the
emotion of desire and ice, that of hatred.
*He has used the idea of two groups who have their own possible explanation for the end of
the world. One is of the opinion that fire alone, can destroy each and every possibility of life
on Earth while the other thinks that if ice as a result of extreme low temperatures could cover
the earth’s surface, it would lead to the end of the world. Both the components are compared
with self-destructing human emotions: desire and hatred.
*The poet is originally of the opinion that he has been very closely associated with the “fiery
desires” and considers it capable of bringing human beings on the verge of destruction.
Thus, he considers fire as more competent for destruction.

12. CONTINUATION OF SUMMARY -FIRE AND ICE
Then he thinks that “icy hatred” is just as capable of ruining humans, though slowly and
steadily. Therefore, if Earth was to end twice, ice would be just as good as fire. If fire would
lead to rapid destruction, ice would lead to silent damage.
f fire is pure passion, ice is pure reason. Thus, the poem, very artistically, underpins the
philosophy that we let our emotions rule us and if don’t control them they will surely bring us
all on the verge of chaos.
According to Frost, ‘fire’ stands for greed, conflict, fury, cruelty, lust and avarice whereas
‘Ice’ stands for insensitivity, coldness, intolerance, indifference, rigidity and hatred.