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“Fire and Ice” by Robert Frost

“Fire and Ice” by Robert Frost. What’s the use of a fine house if you don’t have a tolerable planet to put it on?” —H.D. Thoreau. Lines 1-2. Some say the world will end in fire, Some say in ice. Metaphor—fire and ice are symbolic of potentially destructive forces . . .

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“Fire and Ice” by Robert Frost

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  1. “Fire and Ice” by Robert Frost

  2. What’s the use of a fine house if you don’t have a tolerable planet to put it on?” —H.D. Thoreau

  3. Lines 1-2 Some say the world will end in fire, Some say in ice. Metaphor—fire and ice are symbolic of potentially destructive forces . . . The narrator reports on an apocalyptic debate

  4. Lines 3-4 From what I’ve tasted of desire I hold with those who favor fire. Exact Rhyme: desire & fire Metered Verse  Iambic = a regular pattern of unstressed and stressed syllables

  5. Lines 5-6 But if it had to perish twice, I think I know enough of hate Vocabulary: perish (v.) to die What’s the antecedent of the pronoun “it”?

  6. Lines 7-9 To say that for destruction ice Is also great And would suffice. Historical Context—Destruction after WW II Rhyme: suffice + ice What is the effect of this rhyme in the poem? Vocabulary: suffice (v) – to be enough

  7. Destructive Forces?

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