CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

Detailed explanation-1: -The poet says that both fire which represents greed and ice which stands for hatred, can destroy the world.

Detailed explanation-2: -Our desires and hatred would be enough to destroy the world. According to the poet, ‘fire’ represents ‘desire’ and ‘ice’ represents ‘hatred’.

Detailed explanation-3: -How will the world perish twice? 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.

Detailed explanation-4: -How is it sufficient to bring destruction? Answer: ‘Ice’ stands for ‘hatred’. Hatred may be religious, communal or of any other type. According to the poet, there is enough hatred in the world which will destroy the external, physical world one day.

Detailed explanation-5: -How can fire destroy the world? In the poem “Fire and Ice” by Robert Frost, the poet presents two contrasting ideas-Fire and Ice-as means by which our world will come to an end. Here, the poet equates fire with desire and ice with hatred. Our human desires spread rapidly like FIRE and engulf one’s whole life.