Modern Poetry
The Background 20th century with the appearance of the Imagists Response to the Victorian poetry Formalism Ornate diction
Forms Classical allusions Open Form Free verse Discontinuous narrative Juxtaposition Classical allusions Borrowings from other cultures and languages Multiple narrative points of view (parallax)
Themes Love and Romance Nature Beauty Loss and Grief
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. - By Robert Frost
Meaning There are two ways that the world could end: Fire (desire) and ice (hate). The narrator thinks that it will probably be fire/desire - which can also include lust, greed, ambition, etc - based on his experience. But he also realizes that hate (ice) is very powerful, and could just as easily destroy the world.
Rhyme scheme Meter A B A A B C B C B Lines 1, 3, 4, 5, 6 in iambic tetrameter Lines 2, 8, 9 in iambic dimeter 1 2 3 4 Some SAY | the WORLD | will END | in FIRE 1 2 Some SAY | in ICE.
Tone: Theme: Symbolism: Down, depressing, sad Both hate and desire can be destructive forces Symbolism: “Fire” symbol of human desire “Ice” symbol of human hate ”The world” symbol of a relationship
Literary Devices Allusions Paradox Metaphor Imagery “Some say the world will end in fire…” “…some say in ice.” Paradox “But if I had to perish twice” Metaphor “Fire” “Ice” Imagery “Some say the world will end in fire, / Some say in ice”
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