Rohit Yadav
Thinking about the Poem
1. many ideas about how the world will ‘end’. Do you think the world will end someday? Have you ever thought what would happen if the sun got so hot that it ‘burst’, or grew colder and colder?
Answer
Yes, I believe that this world will end but when nobody knows. Whether the sun gets hot or it gets colder in both the situations end of this world is sure.
2. For Frost, what do ‘fire’ and ‘ice’ stand for? Here are some ideas:
Greed. Avarice. Cruelty. Lust
Conflict. Fury. Intolerance. Rigidity
Insensitivity. Coldness. Indifference Hatred
Answer
‘Fire’ stands for greed, avarice, lust, conflict and fury. ‘Ice’ stands for cruelty, intolerance, rigidity, insensitivity, coldness, indifference and hatred.
3. What is the rhyme scheme of the poem? How does it help in bringing out the contrasting ideas in the poem?
Answer
The rhyme scheme of the poem is: a, b, a, a; b. c, b, c,b.
The contrasting ideas of ‘fire’ and ‘ice’ are presented using this rhyme scheme. He mentions that both fire and ice are probable ends of this world. While he talks about how fire represents desire and can therefore be a cause of the end of the world, he also mentions ice in between to symbolise that the coldness and indifference towards one another will also be enough to end the world. In the second stanza, he says that he knows of enough hate in the world to be sure that even destruction through ice would be sufficient to bring about the end of the world.
2. Fire and Ice (Poem) MCQ
Question 1.
What is the name of the poet?
(a) Sylvia Plath
(b) W.B Yeats
(c) Robert Frost
(d) Robert Burns
Answer
(c) Robert Frost
Question 2.
Why do some people say that the world will end in ice?
(a) because love among people is increasing fast.
(b) because hatred among people is increasing fast.
(c) because lust among people is increasing fast.
(d) None of the Above
Answer
(b) because hatred among people is increasing fast.
Question 3.
What is ‘Ice’ a symbol of?
(a) Lust
(b) Love
(c) Desire
(d) Hatred
Answer
(d) Hatred
Question 4.
What is ‘fire’ a symbol of?
(a) love and new desires
(b) lust and endless desires
(c) love and beginning of a new thing.
(d) Revolution
Answer
(b) lust and endless desires
Question 5.
Where has he used personification?
(a) fire
(b) ice
(c) earth
(d) both 1 and 2
Answer
(d) both 1 and 2
Question 6.
Name the poetic device used in the line “Some say the world will end in fire”.
(a) Metaphor
(b) Imagery
(c) Alliteration
(d) Oxymoron
Answer
(b) Imagery
Question 7.
What is the rhyming scheme of the poem?
(a) abaa bcbcb
(b) aaba bcbcb
(c) aaab bcbcb
(d) abab bcbcb
Answer
(a) abaa bcbcb
Question 8.
What would suffice if the world were to perish twice?
(a) ice
(b) fire
(c) hatred
(d) both 1 and 2
Answer
(d) both 1 and 2
Question 9.
What does the poet compare fire with?
(a) hatred
(b) desire
(c) hot
(d) both 1 and 3
Answer
(b) desire
Question 10.
Name the poetic device used in the line “To say that for destruction ice is also great”.
(a) Metaphor
(b) Imagery
(c) Alliteration
(d) Oxymoron
Answer
(b) Imagery
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