About 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, 5
I think I know enough of hate
To say that for destruction ice
Is also great
And would suffice.
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, 5
I think I know enough of hate
To say that for destruction ice
Is also great
And would suffice.
This short poem outlines the familiar question about the fate of the
world, wondering if it is more likely to be destroyed by fire or ice.
People are on both sides of the debate, and Frost introduces the
narrator to provide his personal take on the question of the end of the
world. The narrator first concludes that the world must end in fire
after considering his personal experience with desire and passion, the
emotions of fire. Yet, after considering his experience with “ice,” or
hatred, the narrator acknowledges that ice would be equally destructive.
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