CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

FIRE AND ICE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the two-fire or ice has the poet experienced?
A
fire
B
ice
C
neither
D
both
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer: Some people think that someday the world will end in fire. On the other hand, some people say that it will end in ice. The poet has tasted both the fire and the ice. He thinks that the world will end in fire.

Detailed explanation-2: -Fire and ice both act as means of destruction of the world. Both degrade humans at an internal level. Their effect at the start might be invisible but in the long term, they can cause visible damage. Both these elements have a negative connotation of desire and hatred respectively.

Detailed explanation-3: -Expert-Verified Answer Yes, there is possibility of the extremes of fire and ice to exist in a person at the same time. Fire in the poem is symbolic of man’s intense desire for something; and ice symbolizes hate and indifference.

Detailed explanation-4: -Ans. The poet says that both fire which represents greed and ice which stands for hatred, can destroy the world. Thus, it makes the reader sad because no one wants the world to get destroyed.

Detailed explanation-5: -The poet compares fire by desire, anger, devastation. Answer:The poet compared the ‘fire’ in this poem with desire. Because, fire is something that burn everything. However it can be control, but desire can’t be controlled.

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