Robert Frost: Fire and Ice

Love and hate exist in many different areas in life. It exists in marriage, the bond between a man and a woman, that is recognized by some type of religion. There also is a love and hate within the religious community, with humans and their greater God. The love and hate that refer to a marriage is the actual feelings that they have for their spouse, whereas the love and hate in religion is a metaphor. . In Robert Frosts’ nine line poem, ‘Fire and Ice’, he speaks about the world ending in fire and ice. The initial thought of fire and ice was the passion and desire that two people have for and each other and the ice referring to the bitter and hate filled ending of a relationship. But Frost begins the poem with “Some say the world will end in fire, Some say in ice,” I believe he is using the fire and ice as a metaphor to the end of th...