The Disturbing Truth Of Fire And Ice By Robert Frost

The Disturbing Truth of “Fire and Ice” Donald Finhel 's poem "Hands" states "Poetry makes truth a little more disturbing." I believe this is very well portrayed in one of Robert Frost 's famous poems, "Fire and Ice." He talks about a disturbing reality for some and a disturbing nightmare for others. Talking about how the world will end isn 't an easy topic to discuss with some people. "Fire and Ice" reflects on the disturbing reality or nightmare of whether the world will end in either fire or ice. Will the world end by the hatred of others or by the desires of the world? Will it end by some off the wall natural disaster or freak accident? Robert Frost 's poem "Fire and Ice" talks about two ways he thinks the world will end. All of this reflects on how people act and their attitudes toward each other. In his poem, he states "I think I know enough of hate..." and he probably means that by hate, he 's talking about burning hatred or stone-cold hatred toward someone, something, or a group of people. Hatred is a big issue in the world, and it always has been. Hatred can be a very destructive or offensive term in today 's society. An example of hatred could be the war that was going on in Frost 's lifetime. He could have been talking about the …show more content…
From drugs to love to power, it 's all seemingly a disturbing reality and a disturbing nightmare that won 't go away no matter how hard one will pinch themselves. Will the world really end in fire, or will it end in ice? Will we perish twice? Will it end in war or a sudden ice age freeze? These disturbing questions may lurk in the back of our minds, waiting on such an answer. Could Frost possibly be less harsh than what he was about this disturbing reality/nightmare? I think he could have been because of how scary such a topic is. In my opinion, I agree with Donald Finhel. Poetry does make the truth a little more