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FIRE AND ICE

POEM:
Some say the world will end in
fire,
Some say in ice.
From what I’ve tasted of desire
I hold with those who favor fire.
But if it had to perish twice,
I think I know enough of hate
To say that for destruction ice
Is also great
And would suffice.
 Summary: He has experienced desire and
its effects
The poet presents two
He knows fire to be a powerfully
opposite views about the end
destructive force and sides with
of the world. He discusses
those who believe that humanity
two possibilities which might
would be consumed by fire.
be the reasons for the
destruction of the world. By
fire, the poet means
uncontrolled and unending
desires, greed, avarice,
anger and lust. He finds
these human desires
resembling fire in its nature.
 The poem conveys a beautiful
Though the poet believes that
message that human emotions
fire is the most likely way for
rule over them. If humans don’t
humanity to destroy itself and
control their emotions, they will
the world, he also feels that
ruin their life and bring it to the
human beings capacity for
verge of chaos. It means that the
destruction is so great that it
end of the world could also be
could bring about this
brought about by hatred, coldness
destruction more than once.
and indifference as these bring
Here the poet presents ‘ice’
numbness to our mind and make
as another method for ending
us insensitive and cruel. Thus,
it all, aligning it with hatred.
either method would be sufficient
to bring about the inevitable end
of the world
 INDIRECT SUMMARY
The poet feels that the world will end one day
With fire or ice as its very dangerous.
Fire and ice can be destructive in future as it’s hard
to predict the coming days .
The videos seen in before slides are true it can
happen any time.
DONE BY: K.SRIVALLI VAISHNAVI
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