CLASS 10
FIRE AND ICE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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The fire signifies ambition
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The fire signifies season
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The fire signifies nothing
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The fire signifies desire
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Detailed explanation-1: -According to the poet, fire represents human desires and ice represents the hatred among humans. Desires are fiery like fire and can cause destruction by burning.
Detailed explanation-2: -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.
Detailed explanation-3: -Fire is associated with the suit of rods/wands, and as such, represents passion from inspiration. As an element, fire has mixed symbolism because it represents energy, which can be helpful when controlled, but volatile if left unchecked.
Detailed explanation-4: -’Fire’ stands for greed, avarice, lust, conflict, and fury. ‘Ice’ stands for cruelty, intolerance, rigidity, insensitivity, coldness, indifference, and hatred.
Detailed explanation-5: -Desire and hate are believed to be the forces that may allow the worlds end, as they are contributing factors to war. Fire can be interpreted as a metaphor for war and desire, and Ice being a result of the war and linked with hate. War is thought of as being the power provoking the worlds destruction.