CLASS 10
FIRE AND ICE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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‘It’ means the universe
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‘It’ means ‘the world’
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‘It’ means the situation
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‘It’ means the people
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Detailed explanation-1: -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.
Detailed explanation-2: -Answer: a) world is your answer. and thank you for the point.
Detailed explanation-3: -The poet does not believe that the world will end twice. That’s why he expresses his suspicion by using the term ‘if’.
Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -Answer: A paradox is a statement that contradicts itself. The paradox in Fire and Ice is “But if it had to perish twice (Frost, line 5)". It is a paradox because nothing can die twice.