Poem 2
Fire and ice is simple and yet powerful linguistic art of Robert Frost, which explains about the destruction of the world in TWO possible way. This above video will help you to understand the poem more clearly with animation.
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.
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.
ROBERT FROST
Introduction of Poet:
Robert Lee Frost was an American poet who was know for his realistic depiction of rural life in his literary work. The poem Dust of snow was first published in the year 1923 in the book 'New Hampshire'.
Summary and explanation of Fire and Ice:
The world is going to end, everything will be destroyed and nothing will be left, this the theme the poem. Fire and ice is a short nine line poem. It is a popular literary piece on account of its contradictory subject matter of earth's destruction and the ending. The poem expresses the profound idea, that the world would end in one of two ways either by ice or by fire.
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.
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.
Everyone knows the world will end someday, but know one knows how. This poem Fire and Ice predicts the worlds destruction though Fire and Ice and to bring the idea into human domain, the speaker links the idea to human emotion. Fire in this poem is 'desire' and and ice is 'hate'. The speaker has experienced them both. Initially the speaker supports those who are in favour of fire but as the poem progresses he remains undecided and mention that if the world ends twice, ice can bring equal destruction as fire.
This is a poem of opinion, but the opinion brought about by personal experience. The poet very artistically underpins the deep philosophy that we let our emotions rule us and if we don't control them, they will surely destroy everything around us.
Themes of the poem Fire and Ice:
1. Hatred and desire are the major theme of the poem
2. The destruction features of human emotions
3. Symbolism of fire and ice as hatred and desire that contribute to push the world at the verge of chaos
Message of the poem Fire and Ice:
The end of the world is brought about by the emotional energy of humans.
Literary devices of the Poem, Fire and Ice:
1. Assonance: The repetition of vowel sounds in same line
"I hold with those who favour fire."
2. Alliteration: Repetition of consonant sounds in the same line.
" I hold with those who favor fire"
3. Imagery: Imagery is used to make readers perceive things involving their senses.
"some says the world will end in fire."
"to say that for destruction ice is also great"
4. Symbolism: Symbolism is a use of symbol to signify ideas and qualities, by giving them symbolic meaning different from their literal meaning. Fire is the symbol of desires and ice symbolizes hatred.
5. Anaphora: Repetition of a word or expression in some part of same verse.
"Some says the world will end in fire,
some says in ice."
6. Personification: Human qualities to inanimate objects. The poet personifies fire and ice by giving them a mind which is capable of destroying almost anything.
7. Enjambment: Thought or clause that does not come to an end at a line break, rather it moves over the next line.
"from what I have tasted of desire
I hold with those who favour fire."
8. Rhyming Scheme:
Some say the world will end in fire, - A
Some say in ice. - B
From what I’ve tasted of desire - A
I hold with those who favor fire. - A
But if it had to perish twice, - B
I think I know enough of hate - C
To say that for destruction ice - B
Is also great - C
And would suffice. - B
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