Fire and Ice
Robert Frost: Fire and Ice Authorˇ¦s brief background: Robert Lee Frost, b. ... Fire and Ice Some say the world will end in fire, Some say in ice. From what Ive tasted of desire I hold with those who favor fire. But 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. Part 1: Summary The speaker considers the age-old question of whether the world will end in fire or in ice. Because from the speakerˇ¦s experience, he has had the fiery desire so he thinks the world will end in fire. Yet if the world had to die two times, on account of that the speaker also know adequate of hate, that he thinks the world may as well end in ice is enough.