Poem 2 – Fire and Ice

Who is the poet of the poem ‘Fire and lce°?

The poet says that he has tasted:

What does the poet compare fire with?

What is the meaning of‘perish’?

What would suffice if the world were to perish twice?

What would be a better option to end the earth?

What is the rhyming schemeof the poem?

Name the poetic device used T the line “I hold with those who favour fire”.

Name the poetic device used in the line “Some say the world will end in fire”.

Name the poetic device used in the line “To say that for destruction ice is also great”.

Where has he used personification?

The world is full of desire and:

Directions: Read the following stanzas carefully and answer the questions that follow:

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.

(a) Choose the correct statement about the given poem.

Directions: Read the following stanzas carefully and answer the questions that follow:

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.

(b) The ‘fire’ in the given stanza means:

Directions: Read the following stanzas carefully and answer the questions that follow:

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.

(c) What is the rhyme scheme of the stanza?

Directions: Read the following stanzas carefully and answer the questions that follow:

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.

(d) The poet thinks that the world will end because of:

Directions: Read the following stanzas carefully and answer the questions that follow:

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.

(e) The poem is a , put across by the poet.

Directions: Read the following stanzas carefully and answer the questions that follow:

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.

(a) What does ‘it’ stand for in the first line?

Directions: Read the following stanzas carefully and answer the questions that follow:

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.

(b) Name of the poem is:

Directions: Read the following stanzas carefully and answer the questions that follow:

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.

(c) Name of the poet is:

Directions: Read the following stanzas carefully and answer the questions that follow:

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.

(d) The rhyme scheme of the stanza is:

Directions: Read the following stanzas carefully and answer the questions that follow:

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.

(e) would suffice to perish the world.