CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

FIRE AND ICE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the basic idea of the poem
A
People must avoid each other
B
People must avoid fire
C
People must avoid ice
D
People must love one another
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Complete answer: A poem’s core concept is the subject of the poem, or ‘what it’s about’ if you like. While many shy away from poetry being ‘about’ something, at the end of the day, as it was written, the poet had something in mind, and that something, whatever it was or may have been, is the central concept.

Detailed explanation-2: -’The More Loving One’ is an ode to human love; of the innate human ability to show love for things that can’t. It’s our ability to love nature and food, to love poetry and art. It’s our love for science and knowledge, to understand the world because there is beauty in that as well.

Detailed explanation-3: -"The More Loving One” is British poet W.H. Auden’s wry, complex reflection on the indifference of the universe and the value of love. Gazing at the night sky, the poem’s speaker understands that the stars “do not give a damn” about humanity and its feelings.

Detailed explanation-4: -the poet says that the words ‘home’ and ‘love’ are the words which are inseparable and the sweetest words. the poet says that without the presence of love in the home, home is a bitter place and without the presence of home, love is a pain. both of them are incomplete and not enough without each other.

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