10th Eng CBSE FIRST FLIGHT P-2 FIRE AND ICE 4 SOLVED EXTRACTS
Poem-2 FIRE AND ICE BY ROBERT FROST EXTRACT {1} Read the following stanzas and answer the given questions: "Some say the world will end in fire Some say in ice. From what I've tasted of desire I hold with those who favour fire." GLOSSARY Hold: agree; favour: take the side of. PARAPHRASE In the first two lines, the poet presents two options for the end of the world; one by fire and the other by ice. Many scientists hold the belief that the end of the world will come in two forms, "either the earth would be end in flames, or a permanent ice age would gradually end all life on earth. Initially, Frost wants the reader to contemplate the destructive powers of fire and ice. But then the poet goes on to relate fire to the human emotion of desire. QUESTIONS (a) How do the people think the world will end? (b) What is the poet's opinion in this regard? (c) What does 'desire' mean here? (d) Give the rhyme scheme of this stanza. Answer A.Ans. Some pe...