CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

FIRE AND ICE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Ice or hatred will ‘ ____ ‘ to bring an end of this world
A
suffix
B
prefix
C
suffice
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The poem “Fire and Ice” by Robert Frost is a metaphor for human perceptions of desires and hatred. The fire symbolises burning desires, while the ice, on the other hand, describes ice-cold hatred. It describes how we humans will be the end of our own race.

Detailed explanation-2: -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 in the world that is spreading among the people. This hatred will end the world one day.

Detailed explanation-3: -’Icy’ or cold reasoning can lead to rigidity, indifference and insensitiveness. This can take away all warmth of human feelings, love and sympathy. The result can be disastrous. ‘Hatred’ born out of cold and ‘Icy’ reasoning can lead to the destruction of the world.

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