The Poet's Reflections on the Destruction of the World

In this poem, Robert Frost reflects on the question of how the world will end and what factors contribute to its destruction. He poses two questions: "Some say that fire was born from ancient lava flows / Some say it came from the Earth alone" (lines 1-2). This prompts him to explore the idea that both fire and ice can bring about the destruction of the world. Frost notes that "fire is a sacrifice of desire" (line 7), suggesting that intense human emotions, such as lust or desire, can drive people to destructive actions.

The poet's use of fire as a metaphor for human desire is significant. He writes, "Children who are born with the gift of fire / Speak without words, / Draw visions of their own design" (lines 3-5). Here, Frost highlights the way in which children can embody creativity and passion, but also notes that this energy can be misdirected or harnessed for destructive purposes. The poet's reference to "visions of their own design" suggests a sense of chaos and unpredictability, implying that even those with pure intentions can become vessels for destructive forces.

Frost's emphasis on human desire as a driving force behind destruction is also echoed in his observation that "the eyes / hold all the key" (lines 11-12). This line highlights the way in which our perceptions and attitudes towards others can be suffocating, oppressive, or even deadly. The poet suggests that people are often consumed by jealousy, hatred, and other negative emotions, which can lead to devastating consequences.

In contrast to his earlier emphasis on fire, Frost begins to emphasize ice as a force of destruction in the second stanza. He notes that "the eyes / hold all the key" (lines 11-12), but also writes that "if it had to perish twice, / I think I know enough of hate / To say that for destruction / Ice is also great and would suffice" (lines 13-16). Here, Frost suggests that the coldness and calculating nature of ice can be just as destructive as the fiery passion of human desire.

The poet's use of the word "suffice" is particularly interesting. It implies a sense of adequacy or sufficiency, suggesting that even the gentle caress of ice can be enough to destroy the world. Frost seems to suggest that the coldness and emotional detachment of people can be just as destructive as the heat and passion of human desire.

The final line of the poem, "So I'll take the blue-eyed darkness / Of a despairing eye" (lines 17-18), drives home the idea that even the most seemingly calm and collected individuals can harbor a deep-seated hatred or intolerance for others. Frost's reference to the "blue-eyed darkness" is particularly striking, as it suggests a sense of emotional numbness or detachment.

Throughout the poem, Frost encourages readers to reflect on their own desires, emotions, and attitudes towards others. He asks us to consider how our own feelings of jealousy, hatred, and anger might be driving us towards destructive actions. The poet's use of fire and ice as metaphors for human desire highlights the complexity and multifaceted nature of human emotions.

Ultimately, Frost's poem is not a straightforward exploration of the destruction of the world, but rather an invitation to explore our own hearts and minds. By examining the ways in which we respond to desire, emotion, and others, Frost encourages us to become more aware of our own capacities for both creativity and destruction.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: ena very good evening dear learners of last end so a children in this session we will discuss the second poem of your English reader book title as fire and ice so again children the poem is written by the same American poet Robert Frost so I already told you a few things about Frost in her previous video right so Frost in this poem has again taken the same you know planning the same strategy of conveying a very big message in just two stanzas in just two stanzas I would say in three lines only right so Fire and Ice two metaphors are taken by frost and this point as he has included the same in the title itself Fire and Ice I hope all of you know the literal meaning of Fire and Ice but children beware in poetry we never have literal meanings in fact we are to go by the symbols especially when we are tackling the poem of a poet like Frost right so fire means something that has the capability to destroy right that has that capacity to ruin something right so he has talked a fire in this sense and see what he says about ice his idea of ice is to denote that cold attitude cold attitude you may say the attitude which is not kind towards others the attitude which is not positive which is not good enough right so children fire and ice is a poem in which Frost brings distinction between two it's fire and ice it means he distinguishes two things he brings a difference between two things but he says that both these things are capable of destroying this world capable of bringing destruction of this world right so the in this poem he talks about a simple question and that simple question is how this world will end how this world will come to an end so the poet says two things first as fire can bring this world to destruction second ice ice can also bring this world to destruction so see how these things can bring destruction to this world he has portrayed in his points point so reading the text some say the world will end in fire some say in ice from what I have tasted of desire I hold with those who favor fire so in the first stanza children he has tried to make his own viewpoint first he says that in the opening line that some of the people are of the view that this world will end due to fire it means fire will play a vital role in the destruction of this world right fire will play a vital role fire will play an important role in the destruction of this world right the poet relates fire to the human emotions of intense desire human emotions of instead intense desire include lust for something unnecessary desire for something and secondly he compares eyes to the cold attitude to the hatred that is in the minds of people for other human beings so in the first stanza frost admits that if scientists have given two options if scientists have given two answers I would say options or answers to the question about the destruction of this world scientists answer was either it would be destroyed by fire or by ice right Frost in the first ten Jaffe vers those people who hold the view that this world will be destroyed by fire right he holds the view that the world will come to an end due to fire right so as he says from what I have tasted of desire means why he is giving the statement because he has experienced this in his life he has experienced he has seen that people have become mad due to their vile desires people have become you know mad due to their lust right so he considers that fire is equivalent to those wild desires and lust of human beings in the second stanza see what he says but if it had to perish twice perish means to end to get destroyed right it help stands for the world he says that if the world had to destroy twice right so I think I know enough of hate to say that for Destruction ice is also great and would suffice you know suffice means when we say that something is sufficient that would suffice means that would be sufficient that would be enough right so he says that if to talk of the destruction of this world in first anja I will repeat he says that this world will be destroyed due to fire in the second stanza he changes his viewpoint a little bit what is is that if this world has to be destroyed twice right if this world has to be destroyed two times then Robert Frost thinks that he has seen enough hatred in the eyes of people he has seen enough of jealousy in the minds of people right which they hold for one another like people act like brothers people act like siblings they act like very best friends close friends they act like being in a family right but but the point has observed the point has observed that all that is just imagination for most of the people everything is just a drama that they are holding in their life he thinks that people have enough of hatred for one another they are very much jealous of one another's positions social positions that we may call great social social positions in this world and he clearly thinks that this hatred this eyes this cold attitude of the people is also sufficient if one wants to destroy this world it means the world can also be destroyed by the eyes right so readers be very conscious the objective of the poet is not to tell us about the destruction of this planet his idea is not to make the people aware about like how this world will be destroyed how this world will come to an end in fact he wants to convey to the readers that people have enough of hatred for one another people have you know unnecessary desires their desires are like vile fires jingle fire right so they have enough of hatred for one another in this world they all because they all want to become richer right as compared to others they are always full of jealousy so that's why he wants to reflect on the theme that he wants to you know ask the readers to do a deep thinking to meditate on the point that why we're all filled with why we are all mad with these desires why our minds are filled with so much hatred jealousy and you know copying other people right so he had wants to convey the idea that the world will be destroyed by these two things first he favors fire then he changes his view and say that ice is also not less surface of ice suffice means officiant it means that is not less right so the title itself explains the value of the boy in the theme which it conveys right so I hope that's clear to all of you thank youa very good evening dear learners of last end so a children in this session we will discuss the second poem of your English reader book title as fire and ice so again children the poem is written by the same American poet Robert Frost so I already told you a few things about Frost in her previous video right so Frost in this poem has again taken the same you know planning the same strategy of conveying a very big message in just two stanzas in just two stanzas I would say in three lines only right so Fire and Ice two metaphors are taken by frost and this point as he has included the same in the title itself Fire and Ice I hope all of you know the literal meaning of Fire and Ice but children beware in poetry we never have literal meanings in fact we are to go by the symbols especially when we are tackling the poem of a poet like Frost right so fire means something that has the capability to destroy right that has that capacity to ruin something right so he has talked a fire in this sense and see what he says about ice his idea of ice is to denote that cold attitude cold attitude you may say the attitude which is not kind towards others the attitude which is not positive which is not good enough right so children fire and ice is a poem in which Frost brings distinction between two it's fire and ice it means he distinguishes two things he brings a difference between two things but he says that both these things are capable of destroying this world capable of bringing destruction of this world right so the in this poem he talks about a simple question and that simple question is how this world will end how this world will come to an end so the poet says two things first as fire can bring this world to destruction second ice ice can also bring this world to destruction so see how these things can bring destruction to this world he has portrayed in his points point so reading the text some say the world will end in fire some say in ice from what I have tasted of desire I hold with those who favor fire so in the first stanza children he has tried to make his own viewpoint first he says that in the opening line that some of the people are of the view that this world will end due to fire it means fire will play a vital role in the destruction of this world right fire will play a vital role fire will play an important role in the destruction of this world right the poet relates fire to the human emotions of intense desire human emotions of instead intense desire include lust for something unnecessary desire for something and secondly he compares eyes to the cold attitude to the hatred that is in the minds of people for other human beings so in the first stanza frost admits that if scientists have given two options if scientists have given two answers I would say options or answers to the question about the destruction of this world scientists answer was either it would be destroyed by fire or by ice right Frost in the first ten Jaffe vers those people who hold the view that this world will be destroyed by fire right he holds the view that the world will come to an end due to fire right so as he says from what I have tasted of desire means why he is giving the statement because he has experienced this in his life he has experienced he has seen that people have become mad due to their vile desires people have become you know mad due to their lust right so he considers that fire is equivalent to those wild desires and lust of human beings in the second stanza see what he says but if it had to perish twice perish means to end to get destroyed right it help stands for the world he says that if the world had to destroy twice right so I think I know enough of hate to say that for Destruction ice is also great and would suffice you know suffice means when we say that something is sufficient that would suffice means that would be sufficient that would be enough right so he says that if to talk of the destruction of this world in first anja I will repeat he says that this world will be destroyed due to fire in the second stanza he changes his viewpoint a little bit what is is that if this world has to be destroyed twice right if this world has to be destroyed two times then Robert Frost thinks that he has seen enough hatred in the eyes of people he has seen enough of jealousy in the minds of people right which they hold for one another like people act like brothers people act like siblings they act like very best friends close friends they act like being in a family right but but the point has observed the point has observed that all that is just imagination for most of the people everything is just a drama that they are holding in their life he thinks that people have enough of hatred for one another they are very much jealous of one another's positions social positions that we may call great social social positions in this world and he clearly thinks that this hatred this eyes this cold attitude of the people is also sufficient if one wants to destroy this world it means the world can also be destroyed by the eyes right so readers be very conscious the objective of the poet is not to tell us about the destruction of this planet his idea is not to make the people aware about like how this world will be destroyed how this world will come to an end in fact he wants to convey to the readers that people have enough of hatred for one another people have you know unnecessary desires their desires are like vile fires jingle fire right so they have enough of hatred for one another in this world they all because they all want to become richer right as compared to others they are always full of jealousy so that's why he wants to reflect on the theme that he wants to you know ask the readers to do a deep thinking to meditate on the point that why we're all filled with why we are all mad with these desires why our minds are filled with so much hatred jealousy and you know copying other people right so he had wants to convey the idea that the world will be destroyed by these two things first he favors fire then he changes his view and say that ice is also not less surface of ice suffice means officiant it means that is not less right so the title itself explains the value of the boy in the theme which it conveys right so I hope that's clear to all of you thank you\n"