【Poem Reading Tuesday】Fire and Ice by Robert Frost

Fire and Ice
by Robert Frost

Some say the world will end in fire,
Some say in ice.
From what I've 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.

Source: New Hampshire (1923) by Robert Frost.

About the author
Robert Frost | Poetry Foundation

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• Happy Tuesday! 欢迎大家在跟帖里对诗歌进行点评，分享读后感。 -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/06/2024 postreply 07:23:27

• Frost, Robert's last name, means something coincidentally -renqiulan- ♂ (0 bytes) () 02/06/2024 postreply 07:50:40

• close to ice. Back to the poem, it is his disavowal of -renqiulan- ♂ (0 bytes) () 02/06/2024 postreply 07:54:34

• ice-cold hatred that would end the world as we know it. -renqiulan- ♂ (0 bytes) () 02/06/2024 postreply 07:57:56

• Scientifically though, once the sun has become a red giant, -renqiulan- ♂ (0 bytes) () 02/06/2024 postreply 08:04:34

• it will engulf the earth. The good news is, -renqiulan- ♂ (0 bytes) () 02/06/2024 postreply 08:05:35

• we have 5 billion years to get prepared for the worst. -renqiulan- ♂ (0 bytes) () 02/06/2024 postreply 08:06:42

• Happy Poetry Tuesday, 小西 ! -renqiulan- ♂ (0 bytes) () 02/06/2024 postreply 08:07:57

• 谢谢秋兰点评，Happy Poetry Day! -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/06/2024 postreply 08:16:56

• Yes, scientifically we have time to get prepared. -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/06/2024 postreply 08:15:36

• Frost's fire and ice are symbols for human's emotions. -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/06/2024 postreply 08:21:29

• Like fire and ice, both can end the world. -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/06/2024 postreply 08:27:08

• A clue: Frost addressed those two emotions in the poem. -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/06/2024 postreply 08:38:13

• Yes, you have sharp eyes on Frost, he is close to ice :) -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/06/2024 postreply 08:31:00

• Hi, 小西！"What is a maid, ice and desire." Shakespeare had a -蓝灵- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/06/2024 postreply 08:47:15

• different take. In my eyes, a beauty is ice but not -蓝灵- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/06/2024 postreply 08:50:06

• icy, white but not whitish. That's why she is so desired, so -蓝灵- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/06/2024 postreply 08:52:05

• much so that she is catching fire, idiomatically speaking. -蓝灵- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/06/2024 postreply 08:53:55

• Yes, desire is fire. Have a great Tuesday! -蓝灵- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/06/2024 postreply 08:55:06

• 谢谢蓝灵分享感悟！Have a nice day! -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/06/2024 postreply 08:58:12

• Yes, Shakespeare's fire and ice are beautiful! -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/06/2024 postreply 09:00:56

• But Frost's fire and ice are disasters to the world :( -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/06/2024 postreply 09:02:39

• 点赞点赞，有空细看！：） -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/06/2024 postreply 09:39:51

• 谢谢盈盈。 -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/06/2024 postreply 21:37:42

• Another nice and attractive pick! -妖妖灵- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/06/2024 postreply 14:20:23

• Thank you, 灵灵！I'm glad you like it. -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/06/2024 postreply 21:38:33

• Thanks for sharing this short but profound poem! -甜虫虫- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/06/2024 postreply 15:42:07

• You're welcome, 虫虫！ -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/06/2024 postreply 21:39:25

• I’m inspired by the piece. Thank xiaoxi for sharing:) -忒忒绿- ♂ (0 bytes) () 02/06/2024 postreply 16:57:00

• 忒绿好，thank you for reading and commenting. -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/06/2024 postreply 21:40:45

• Interesting to know Frost had a bleak view of the world -godog- ♂ (0 bytes) () 02/06/2024 postreply 17:01:21

• That's 100 years ago. The world is getting better or worse? -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/06/2024 postreply 21:44:48

• fire gives rise to civilization, so choose fire -颤音- ♂ (0 bytes) () 02/06/2024 postreply 19:49:29

• Fire and ice are human emotions, both can end the world. -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/06/2024 postreply 20:46:31

• ChatGPT 的诗歌分析，供大家参考，详见里面： -CBA7- ♀ (2602 bytes) () 02/06/2024 postreply 20:49:02

• 看了gpt 的解释，本来有疑惑的地方，清楚了。谢谢分享～ -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/07/2024 postreply 07:28:32

• 谢谢盈盈分享读后感。这首诗虽然是在谈论世界如何终结，但作者是以一种比较幽默诙谐的语气写的，可能容易引起误解，例如这两句： -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/07/2024 postreply 07:57:21

• "I hold with those who favor fire" -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/07/2024 postreply 07:59:03

• "for destruction ice is also great and would suffice" -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/07/2024 postreply 07:59:43

• 对，这两句不好理解。需要琢磨。再次感谢小西分享好诗！：） -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/07/2024 postreply 08:09:48

• Short but profound！ -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/07/2024 postreply 07:29:38

• 这个主题让我想起美剧《权力的游戏》Game of Thrones～～ -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/07/2024 postreply 07:32:58

• 谢谢盈盈分享。 -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/07/2024 postreply 08:02:03