MP Board Class 10 English First Flight Poem Fire and Ice Question Answer

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MP Board Class 10 English First Flight Poem Fire and Ice Question Answer :

Here are the answers to the questions from the NCERT English 10th textbook First Flight (poem “Fire and Ice” by Robert Frost) in simple English tailored for Hindi medium students:

Some say the world will end in fire Some say in ice.
From what I’ve tasted of desire
I hold with those who favour 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.
… ROBERT FROST

Thinking About the Text

  1. There are many ideas about how the world will ‘end’.
    The poem mentions two ways the world might end—by fire or by ice. People have different beliefs, such as the world ending due to natural disasters like earthquakes, floods, or wars, or even scientific events like the sun exploding or a meteor hitting Earth.
  2. Do you think the world will end some day?
    Yes, many scientists and people believe the world might end someday due to natural changes, like the sun dying out, or human actions, like wars or climate change. However, it may not happen for a very long time.
  3. Have you ever thought what would happen if the sun got so hot that it ‘burst’, or grew colder and colder?
    If the sun got so hot that it burst, it would burn everything on Earth, and life would be destroyed due to extreme heat. If the sun grew colder, Earth would freeze, plants and animals would die, and life would not survive the cold. Both situations would make Earth unlivable.
  4. For Frost, what do ‘fire’ and ‘ice’ stand for?
    In the poem, ‘fire’ stands for strong emotions like greed, lust, fury, and conflict. These are hot, passionate feelings that can destroy the world through fighting or selfishness. ‘Ice’ stands for cold emotions like cruelty, intolerance, insensitivity, coldness, indifference, and hatred. These are emotions that make people distant and uncaring, which can also destroy the world.
  5. What is the rhyme scheme of the poem?
    The rhyme scheme of the poem is ABA ABC BCB. This means:

Line 1 (fire) rhymes with line 3 (desire) and line 5 (fire).
Line 2 (ice) rhymes with line 6 (suffice) and line 8 (ice).
Line 4 (favor) rhymes with line 7 (flavor) and line 9 (power).

6. How does it help in bringing out the contrasting ideas in the poem?
The rhyme scheme connects the ideas of fire and ice, showing how they are different but equally destructive. The alternating rhymes (fire with desire, ice with suffice) highlight the contrast between hot emotions (fire) and cold emotions (ice). This structure makes it clear that both fire and ice, though opposite, can lead to the same result—the end of the world. The rhymes tie the poem together, making the comparison easy to understand.

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