Fire and Ice
Fire and Ice
Hindi Explanation of the poem – Fire and Ice
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.
कुछ कहते हैं दुनिया आग से खत्म हो जाएगी, कुछ कहते हैं बर्फ में। मैंने जो इच्छा का स्वाद चखा है अर्थात् मैंने जो अनुभव किया है इच्छा के बारे में
उससे मैं अग्नि के पक्ष में हूं अर्थात् मैं उन लोगों से सहमत हूं जो अग्नि रूपी इच्छा से सहमत हैं।
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.
लेकिन अगर इसे (दुनिया को) दो बार नष्ट होना पड़ा, तो मुझे लगता है कि मैं नफरत के बारे में पर्याप्त जानता हूं यह कहने के लिए कि विनाश के लिए (संसार के) बर्फ रूपी नफरत भी बड़ा है और पर्याप्त होगा।
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EXAM ORIENTED QUESTIONS
Stanzas for Comprehension
Read the following stanzas and Answer the questions based on them:
1. 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.
Answer the Following Questions:
1. The poet considers desire as fire is. (true or false)
Ans. True.
2. What type of desire will cause the end of the earth?
Ans . Desire like fire will cause the end of the earth.
3. How many popular views does the poet present regarding the end of the world?
Ans. Two populare views does the poet present regarding the end of the world. One is related to fire and second is related to ice.
4. What is the name of the poem?
Ans. The name of the poem is Fire and Ice.
2. 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.
Answer the Following Questions:
1. Ogden Nash is the poet of the stanza. (True/False)
Ans. False.
2. What symbolizes ice?
Ans. Hatred symbolizes ice.
3. According to the poet, desire is symbolized with.
Ans. Fire.
4. By whom the poem Fire and Ice’ is composed?
Ans. Fire and lce poem is composed by Robert Frost.
Language Study (MCQS)
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1. Who is the poet of the poem “Fire and Ice”?
(a) Leslie Norris (b) Robert Frost
(c) Carolyn Wells (d) Robin Klein
2. What does the poet compare ‘fire’ with?
(a) Hatred (b) Desire
(c) Hot (d) Both (a) and (c)
3. What is the meaning of “perish”?
(a) Bloom (b) Rise
(c) Glow (d) Die
4. Where has he used personification?
(a) Ice (b) Fire
(c) Earth (d) Both (a) and (b)
5. 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
6. What does ‘ice’ symbolizes?
(a) Love (b) Hatred
(c) Violent desire (d) All of the above
7. What does violent desire refer to?
(a) Fire (b) Ice
(c) Both (a) and (b)(d) None of the above.
8. What is the rhyming scheme of the poem?
(a) abaa bc bcb (b) aaba bc bcb
(c) aa ab bc bcb (d) abab bc bcb
9. ‘Fire and Ice’ a highly symbolic poem by Robert Frost because is:
(a) It uses contradicting ideas
( b) It is a meditation about how the earth will end
(c) It corporates scientific terms
(d) None of the above
10. Who do Robert Frost sides with?
(a) Those who believe this world will end in fire
(b) Those who believe this world will end in ice
(c) Those who believe this world will end in both