Poetry Response #2 "Fire and Ice" by Robert Frost.
In Robert Frost's poem "Fire and Ice" he compares and contrasts two destructive forces: fire and ice. Frost presents two different options of how the world will end, "some say the world will end in fire, some say in ice." In the third and fourth lines, he takes the position of fire and compares fire to desire. Desire is known to consume, destroy, and produce negative results in people's lives. Robert Frost states that "from what I've (he has) tasted of desire" that he believes that desire is such a strong force that it will cause the destruction of the world. Yet, on the other hand, Frost then explores and develops a case for the ice. Through his life experiences he confides, "I think I know enough of hate," and then compares ice to hatred. The comparison between ice and hate stems from people becoming cold and unmoving when exposed to hate. Also, many times ice freezes things which provides potential for the item to break or crack. Much like someone suffering so much from too much exposure to hatred that they no longer enjoy life. Frost's poem concludes that both destructive forces are "great" and that they "would suffice." Fire and desire consume and destroy things rapidly, yet ice and hate destroy more slowly. The poem expresses what Robert Frost has learned through life, it can be concluded that he believes that the world will end by in a violent craze for coveted things. .
This is extremely evident in today's society because sadly the things people long for the most are not happiness, health, and love; they are money, popularity, and power. .