Important Questions for Class 10 Poem Ch 2 Fire and Ice
Question 1:
Read the given extracts and answer the questions:
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
(i) Fill in the blank appropriately.
The speaker favours those ________________.
(ii) What do the ‘fire’ and ‘ice’ symbolize? Elaborate in about 40 words.
(iii) Mention any one literary device used by the poet in the given lines.
(iv) What does the phrase “from what I’ve tasted of desire” suggest? Answer in one sentence.
