NCERT Solution of Class 10 Poem Chapter 2 Fire and ICE
Question 1:
There are many ideas about how the world will ‘end’. Do you think the world will end some day? Have you ever thought what would happen if the sun got so hot that it ‘burst’, or grew colder and colder?
Answer
Yes I believe that this world will end some but when nobody knows. Whether the sun gets hot or it gets colder in both the situations end of this world is sure.
Class 10 Poem Chapter 2 Fire And Ice
Question 2:
For Frost, what do ‘fire’ and ‘ice’ stand for? Here are some ideas:
| Greed | Avarice | Cruelty | Lust |
| Conflict | Fury | Intolerance | Rigidity |
| Insensitivity | Coldness | Indifference | Hatred |
Answer
‘Fire’ stands for greed, avarice, lust, conflict and fury.
‘Ice’ stands for cruelty, intolerance, rigidity, insensitivity, coldness, indifference and hatred.
Class 10 Poem Chapter 2 Fire And Ice
Question 3:
What is the rhyme scheme of the poem? How does it help in bringing out the contrasting ideas in the poem?Answer
The rhyme-scheme of the poem is abaa, bcbcb. The rhyming words are — (fire, desire), (ice, twice, suffice) and (hate, great). Thus the rhyme-scheme brings out the contrast between the fire of desire and the ice of hatred both of which are sufficient to bring about the end of the world.
Class 10 Poem Chapter 2 Fire And Ice
