FIRE AND ICE By Robert Frost

Presentation by Aaditya Pratap

THIS PRESENTATION
CONTAINS
About the Author
Summary of the poem
Theme of the poem
Literary Devices used in the poem
ABOUT THE AUTHOR :
ROBERT FROST
Robert Lee Frost (March 26, 1874 – January 29, 1963) was an
American poet. His work was initially published in England before it
was published in the United States.
Known for his realistic depictions of rural life and his command of
American colloquial speech, Frost frequently wrote about settings
from rural life in New England in the early 20th century, using them
to examine complex social and philosophical themes.
Frost was honored frequently during his lifetime and is the only poet
to receive four Pulitzer Prizes for Poetry.
He was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in 1960 for his
poetic works.
SUMMARY OF FIRE AND ICE
 The central idea around which the entire poem revolves is that only love, equality, mutual
understanding and sympathy for one and all can help in establishing peace on the earth.
 The poet mentions that both fire and ice can bring probable end to this world.
 The poet talks about how fire represents desire and can therefore be a cause of the end of the
world.
 He also mentions ice as second issue to symbolize that the coldness and indifference towards
one another will also be enough to bring an end to this world.
 Too much fire and passion can quickly consume a relationship, while cold indifference and
hate can be equally destructive.
THEME OF FIRE AND ICE
 ‘Fire and Ice’ is a poem that tells about the end of world.
 The poem is revolving around the theme that human emotions are destructive.
 Fire stands for passion and desire and ice stands for hatred.
 Both the emotions are dangerous and may bring the world to an end.
 The poet says that if the world will be given another chance for destruction than it will surely
due to ice like hatred.
 The poem is revolving around the theme that human emotions has the power of destruction
and it has two forms; fire of desire and ice of hatred.
LITERARY DEVICES IN THE
POEM
These are the following literary devices used in the poem:

1. Rhyming Scheme - ‘aba abc bcb’

2. Alliteration – Repetition of a consonant sound at the start of two or more closely placed
words. The Sound of ‘f’ in favor fire and ‘w’ in world will.
3. Personification – Personification is to give human qualities to inanimate objects. In
this poem, ‘fire’ and ‘ice’ are capable of destructions. Thus the poet personifies fire and
ice by giving them mind and Power to destroy anything.
4. Enjambment – It is defined as the thought or clause that does not come to an end at a line
break, rather it moves over to the next line.
5. Anaphora - The repetition of a word or expression at the start of two or more
consecutive lines. The sound of ‘f’ in favor fire, ‘w’ in world will.