Fire And Ice By Robert Frost

In Robert Frost’s poem “Fire and Ice,” there are many different poetic devices shown. The three that are most prominent are theme, imagery, and symbolism. These devices further the ideas of this poem by helping us see the meaning of the writer's words.
The theme of the poem depends on how you read it. If you choose to contemplate the meaning, you would understand fire and ice as feelings. Fire is a burning passion with a deep desire for someone or something. This is seen in lines three and four, “From what I've tasted of desire I hold with those who favor fire.” Ice represents someone who is cold-hearted, hatred, or destruction. “To say that for destruction ice” (7). If you did not read into the meaning of the poem you see that if the earth was destroyed by fire or ice, it would be equally as damaging. “But if I had to perish twice, I think I know enough of hate to say for destruction ice is also great” (5-8).

When I read, “tasted of desire” (3), I immediately thought of the saying, “I was so close I could taste it!” I thought of this because when you want something you try your hardest to achieve it. “The world will end in fire” (1), made me think of something burning. A house on fire or a tree would be examples. You envision a big fire destroying everything. Completely opposite of fire is ice. After I read, “destruction ice” (7), I thought of the sound ice makes when it starts to crack from being too cold and if something was in it, it would crack as well. That is where destruction comes