![]() He is sure that the second time ice and the freezing temperatures it causes will be enough to destroy the earth as nearly and effectively as fire previously had. He simply considers what might happen if the earth were to be destroyed a second time. He does not discredit the first theory about fire, or withdraw his support for its greater possibility in causing the apocalypse. In these lines, the poet stops discussing the first theory and goes on to talk about the second theory – the theory about the destruction of earth by ice. With this knowledge in mind, the poet frankly confesses that he agrees with those people who believe that the world will be burnt to a cinder. He also says that he is quite familiar with this concept of desire, and knows what it actions it is capable of producing in human beings. ![]() He equates fire with human passion and desire. In these lines, the poet tries to outline the merits of the first theory – the theory about destruction of the earth by fire. Evidently Frost has equalise fire and ice with two of the darkest traits of mankind: lust and hate respectively and he says that any of them would be sufficient in bringing an end to the world. But the apart from the visible meaning of the poetry it carries a much deeper thematic sense. The poet is aware of both these theories and will now proceed to weigh them against each other. Hence, this theory is based on the power of ice to obliterate living conditions on earth. Instead of destruction by heat, this theory believes that the world will freeze till all the species of flora and fauna inhabiting it become extinct once and for all. The second theory says just the opposite. That is to say, the earth’s core will heat up to an excruciatingly high temperature or due to asteroid collision which will take the temperature of Earth so high that everything on the surface will be incinerated beyond repair. The first of these theories states that fire will cause the apocalypse to happen. ![]() In these lines, the poet says that there are two notions in general society about the destruction of the world.
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