CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

FIRE AND ICE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
According to the poet, how would the world end, if it were to perish twice?
A
Desire
B
Hate
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -How will the world perish twice? Answer: 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’.

Detailed explanation-2: -fire. will cause the end of the existing world. But if this world has to perish twice then . ice. is as strong to bring the end of the world as . fire. is.

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer: In this line of the poem Fire and Ice, written by poet Robert Frost, ‘It’ refers to the world, earth. It means that if the world had to perish twice, hatred and coldness would be enough. Hope it helps you!

Detailed explanation-4: -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 in the world that is spreading among the people. This hatred will end the world one day.

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