CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

Detailed explanation-1: -The poet has tasted both the fire and the ice. He thinks that the world will end in fire. Here fire stands for the tire of desire.

Detailed explanation-2: -The poet in ‘Fire and Ice’ confesses that he has ‘tasted of desire’ which means he has experienced desire and its effects. He has had many worldly desires which he compares to fire and then admits that they have a destructive quality. He speaks from first hand experience.

Detailed explanation-3: -The poet equates fire with desire. He says that he has tasted desire and he knows that man’s desire for supremacy can ultimately lead to the destruction of this planet.

Detailed explanation-4: -Why does the poet say, ‘I’ve tasted of desire/I hold with those who favour fire? Solution : The poet is familiar with the fire of passions and desires in love. He knows it quite well that are uncontrolled desires, passions and fury lead to our destruction Similarly, he sides with those people who believe that .