Poem-2 Fire and Ice, 10th-Eng

*2. Fire and Ice (Robert Frost)*
 
Very Short Type Q-Ans.
 
*1. Who is the poet of the poem ‘Fire and Ice’?*
Ans. Robert Frost
 
*2. What do the people think about the ending of the world?*
Ans. The world will end in fire or in ice
 
*3. What is the poet’s opinion?*
Ans. The world will end in fire
 
*4. What does ‘desire’ mean?*
Ans. man’s passions and violence
 
*5. What is ice a symbol of?*
Ans. Ice is a symbol of hatred
 
*6. What is ‘fire’ a symbol of?*
Ans. a symbol of lust and endless desires
 
*7. According to the poet, what will end one day?*
Ans. the world

*2. Fire and Ice (Robert Frost)*
Short Type Q-Ans.
 
1. What is ‘fire’ a symbol of in the poem, ‘Fire and Ice’?
Ans. ‘Fire’ is a symbol of lust and endless desires.
 
2. What is ‘ice’ a symbol of in the poem ‘Fire and Ice’?
Ans. ‘Ice’ is a symbol of hatred.
 
3. Why do some people say that the world will end in fire?
Ans. They say so because greed is increasing fast among people. That  is why some people say that the world will end in fire.
 
4. Why do some people say that the world will end in ice?
Ans. They say so because hatred is increasing fast among people. That  is why some people say that the world will end in ice.
 
5. How, according to Robert Frost will the world end twice?
Ans. Some say the world will end is fire. Some say in fire. The poet has tasted both the fire and ice. He thinks that the world will end in  fire.

 
6. What is the main idea of the poem ‘Fire and Ice’?
Ans. The main idea of the poem Fire and ice is that the world will end one day. There is greed and hate among human beings. The poet thinks that this greed and hatred will destroy the world one day.
 
7. ‘But if it had to perish twice’. How will the world perish twice?
Ans. According to the poet, the world will end due to the ‘fire’, which symbolises desire. But if the world had to end twice then it will be due to the hatred symbolised by ‘ice’. The poet feels that there is enough hatred among the people. This hatred will end the world one day.