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Fire and Ice Class 10 English Summary
‘Fire and Ice ‘ is a symbolic poem by Robert Frost. The poet wants to aware the humanity that everything will end one day as a result of human misdeeds. The poet says that both fire and ice are destructive. Fire of violent desires will put the world to an end. If the world had to perish twice then it will be perished by the hatred between man and man. Ice has been presented as a symbol of hatred.
Fire and Ice Class 10 English Summary in hindi
Fire and Ice ’रॉबर्ट फ्रॉस्ट की एक प्रतीकात्मक कविता है। कवि मानवता को जानना चाहता है कि मानव दुष्कर्मों के परिणामस्वरूप सब कुछ एक दिन समाप्त हो जाएगा। कवि कहता है कि आग और बर्फ दोनों ही विनाशकारी हैं। हिंसक इच्छाओं की आग ने दुनिया को खत्म कर दिया। अगर दुनिया को दो बार नाश होना पड़ा तो वह आदमी और आदमी के बीच की नफरत से पूरी हो जाएगी। बर्फ को घृणा के प्रतीक के रूप में प्रस्तुत किया गया है।
Fire and Ice Class 10 English Textual Question Answer
Question 1 – There are many ideas about how world will end. Do you think the world will end someday? have you ever thought what would happen if the sun got so hot that it ‘burst’, or grew colder and colder?
Answer- I think the world would end some day. But that will be after millions of years from now. If the sun got hot, it will burn everything. If it grew colder , there will be night everywhere. Without the heat of the sun, nothing will grow and everything shall die.
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- For Frost ‘fire’ and ‘ice’ stand for different ideas. These are given below:-
Fire | Ice |
greed, conflict, avaice, fury, intolerance, lust, rigidity | Insensitivity, coldness, cruelty, indifference, hatred |
Question 3 What is the rhyme scheme if the poem? How does it help in bringing out the contrasting ideas in the poem?
Answer – The rhyme scheme if the poem is: a, b, aa ; b, c, b, c, b.
This rhyme scheme brings out the contrasting ideas by separating them. There is different rhyme scheme for different ideas symbolising ‘fire’ and ‘ice’
Fire and Ice Class 10 English Extra Important Questions
Question- What is ‘Fire’ a symbol of?
Answer- ‘Fire’ is a symbol of lust and endless desires.
Question- What is ‘Ice’ a symbol of?
Answer- ‘Ice’ is a symbol of hatred.
Question – Who is the Poet of the poem ‘ Fire and Ice ‘?
Answer – Robert Frost
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