Fire and Ice

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.

We talked a little bit about this poem, and the imagery and symbolism of fire and ice in relation to The Hunger Games, with Katniss, the girl who was on fire, versus President Snow.  Fire represents heat, passion, love, destruction, cleansing, rebirth (think of the Phoenix rising from the ashes), life (the sun).  Ice represents darkness, hate, ignorance, cold-heartedness, cruelty, sterility, death.