FIRE AND ICE (Questions & Answers)
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 gets so hot that it ‘bursts’ or grows colder and colder? Ans: There are various ideas about how the world might come to an end. I personally think that eventually, everything that starts will eventually finish. This applies to the world too. For instance, if the Sun became incredibly hot and exploded, the Earth would be destroyed instantly because it could not withstand such intense heat. Similarly, if the Sun gradually grew 'colder and colder', life would end because without sunlight life cannot sustain itself. 2. For Frost, what do ‘fire’ and ‘ice’ stand for? Here are some ideas. Ans: The poet, Robert Frost has given a symbolic reference of 'Fire' and 'Ice'. 'Fire' stands for cruelty, greed, avarice, lust, conflict and fury. 'Ice' stands for intolerance, rigidity, insensitivity, coldness, indi...