Burning emotions , and cold silence are two valid choices that someone can choose to follow towards the end of their life , but if you died and had a chance to come back , would you choose the same path twice? Living through the excitement of fire that shines bright , or live in the shadow of the ice that flows through the night. In the poem Fire and Ice by, Robert Frost contemplates both options , and says which choice he would pick in certain scenarios. I believe the poem Fire and Ice , is symbolism for how do you want to live your life. In the first two lines of Fire and Ice , Robert Frost mentions the common debate on which is better, fire or ice. Frost emphasizes this to create the base for the rest of the poem. Emphasizing the
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In “From what I've tasted of desire/ I hold with those who favor fire”(line 3-4 frost)Frost states how he would prefer the world to end like. These two lines can also stand for emotion. Fire can be represented as power, excitement, and dramatic. This means Frost would prefer a more dramatic , action packed life before he dies . In the last lines of the poem it says , “But if it had to perish twice, /I think I know enough of hate/To know that for destruction ice /Is also great/And would suffice. This section of the poem is the author saying if he had to die again he would try the second path. Frost describes the first path as one of hate, and that he knows enough of it .The second option being ice, I can assume is a calmer destruction due to ice being the polar opposite of fire.This means ice is probably a quieter less violent death. Ice as a emotion would be silent and lonely, and this makes sense since the author assumes he would be tired of a energetic life ,and would want to live peacefully the second time around. In Fire and Ice by Robert Frost ,his message he wants to get across is you can live any way you want too, since both lifestyles are good and valid options. The poem is short, but packs a lot of deeper information that can help you decide on how you want to live your
In “From what I've tasted of desire/ I hold with those who favor fire”(line 3-4 frost)Frost states how he would prefer the world to end like. These two lines can also stand for emotion. Fire can be represented as power, excitement, and dramatic. This means Frost would prefer a more dramatic , action packed life before he dies . In the last lines of the poem it says , “But if it had to perish twice, /I think I know enough of hate/To know that for destruction ice /Is also great/And would suffice. This section of the poem is the author saying if he had to die again he would try the second path. Frost describes the first path as one of hate, and that he knows enough of it .The second option being ice, I can assume is a calmer destruction due to ice being the polar opposite of fire.This means ice is probably a quieter less violent death. Ice as a emotion would be silent and lonely, and this makes sense since the author assumes he would be tired of a energetic life ,and would want to live peacefully the second time around. In Fire and Ice by Robert Frost ,his message he wants to get across is you can live any way you want too, since both lifestyles are good and valid options. The poem is short, but packs a lot of deeper information that can help you decide on how you want to live your