Fire And Ice By Robert Frost

Sometimes, the most insignificant object can hold infinite meaning. “A Considerable Speck,” by Robert Frost tell us of a story representing a legacy, with the main thematic statement revolving around all entities having meaning if an individual were to look close enough. The title of the poem, an oxymoron in itself epitomizes an entity that would have otherwise been overlooked almost immediately by any other person. As the reader progresses through the poem, it becomes a distinct possibility that Frost himself was writing the poem as the events were unfolding live, actually seeing the dust mite skittering across his paper and documenting his thoughts via poetry. This particular element of thought expression can be seen when he expresses his statements “Plainly with an intelligence I dealt. It seemed too tiny to have room for feet, Yet must have had a set of them complete, To express how much it didn’t want to die.” (15-18) further cementing his judgment into the pillars of his poetry. Throughout the poem, these thoughts can be connected to not just one particular dust mite, or “speck,” but other entities as well.

World War I was a great loss both physically and emotionally. It was a conflict between the Allies and the Central Powers from 1914 to 1918. More than 15 million people were killed in battled, making it one of the most deadly conflicts in history. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria- Hungary was seen as the trigger of the war. The war was described as a world war, a total war, and a modern war. A world war because it involved the whole world. A total war because people used maximum resources for the purpose of the war. A modern war because the people used technological and industrial mobilization.

World War I, also known as the First World War, the Great War and the War to End All Wars, was a global military conflict which took place primarily in Europe from 1914 to 1918.[2] Over 40 million casualties resulted, including approximately 20 million military and civilian deaths.[3] Over 60 million European soldiers were mobilized from 1914 – 1918.[4] The immediate cause of the war was the June 28, 1914 assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, by Gavril Principe, a Bosnian Serb citizen of Austria-Hungary and member of the Black Hand. The retaliation by Austria-Hungary against Serbia activated a series of alliances that set off a chain reaction of war declarations. Within a month, much of Europe was

On july 28,1914 world war 1 began.what had started this big war was the assassination of the archduke. For many people this war was known as the first war or the war to end all wars. World war 1 was when Great Britain, France, Russia, Belgium, Italy, Japan, the United States, and other allies defeated Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, and Bulgaria. Between 1914 and 1918 15 million soldiers were killed and 20 million were wounded. The conditions were very crucial for the soldiers at war and their families at home.

What began as an assassination of a single individual, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, led to one of the greatest despairs in all of history. Known throughout the world as The Great War or World War I, this global war ignited battles throughout the entire world where the Central Powers of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire fought against the Allied Powers which included several countries including Britain and the United States. Lasting for four treacherous years, the war led to the deaths of millions of people. From mere citizens trying hard to live their life safely and away from all the violence, to brave soldiers who stood up to fight for their countries, people living all around the world had hardly had any any nice memories of days that had just passed by or hope for the coming times.

Robert Frost was born March 26, 1874 at San Francisco, California and died January 29, 1963 at Boston, Massachusetts. Frost was an educator and poet. He is widely known for his poetry; some of Frost’s famous work includes The Road Not Taken, Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening, Mending Wall, and Out, Out─. Out, Out─ tells a story of a young boy cutting wood to help provide for his family. He then acquires an injury on his hand by the saw. The boy ends up dying due to the severity of his wound. His family returns to their duties. This poem uses many elements to emphasize death. Robert Frost uses the poetic elements of imagery, figures of speech, and symbolism to illustrate the theme of death in the poem Out, Out─.

From what I've tasted of desire I hold with those who favour fire.” (Fire and Ice by Robert Frost). Here is a more direct poem sending across Frost’s views on the ways of the world.

World War I, one of the greatest military conflicts of all time, began in 1914 after Archduke Franz Ferdinand’s assassination. Trouble had been brewing in Europe, particularly in the Balkan region, before the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand served as the spark which finally ignited the powder keg. This would set into motion a military conflict which would drag on for many years and would leave over 16 million people dead at the end of the war. The assassination of Franz Ferdinand occurred on June 28, 1914 in Bosnia where he was shot by Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip. This would set off a series of events which by the end of July would signal the official start to World War I. This conflict would start out seeing Russia,

Robert Frost was a world-renowned poet who wrote many famous poems such as “The Road Not Taken,” “Nothing Gold Can Stay,” and the poem we will be discussing today “Fire and Ice.” Frost sets this poem up as an argument between two sides about what will destroy the world, fire from a meteor strike or another ice age. Yet instead of looking at it from a purely scientific point of view, Frost prefers to take an emotional point of view. He attributes fire with the emotions of desire and passion, and ice with hatred. He then uses this view to conclude that fire will more likely destroy the world rather than ice, but to truly understand his argument you must look into his past.

World War 1 is also known by a variety of different names, including “The War of Nations”, “The Great War” and “The War to End all Wars”. WWI began on July 28, 1914, when Austria -Hungary declared war on Serbia. There were a number of factors that lead to the start of WWI, but a tangled web of alliances, designed to keep the peace and maintain power in Europe resulted in this regional incident turning into a global conflict. The triggering for this conflict occured on June 28, 1914, when the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assasinated along with his wife Sophie, by a Bosnian named Gavrilo Princip. Germany, Russia, Great Britian, and France were all soon drug into the war because the treaties that they’d signed required them to defend other nations. America, however, stayed out of the war for nearly 3 years. After the British ship Lusitania was sunk by the Germans and 1,195 passengers (some being Americans) were killed. President Woodrow Wilson felt the pressure from the American people to enter the conflict. President Wilson attempted a peaceful resoultion, but when the Germans issued threats towards any ship that appraoched Britain, President Wilson declared war on April 6, 1917.

“Winter Dreams” follows perfectly along with the characteristics of the Modernist movement, which is one of the many reasons it should be added into the syllabus. F. Scott Fitzgerald explores a common Modernist theme, isolation and uncertainty, within “Winter Dreams” by using a descriptive style. This descriptive style is a contrast to the literary works of Sherwood Anderson, known for his simple prose, and Ernest Hemingway, known for his journalist style. Fitzgerald uses beautiful imagery within his works to create Modernist themes. Within “Winter Dreams”, Fitzgerald combines different techniques to switch back and forth between descriptive imagery and straightforward dialogue and description. Modernism “represents the transformation of traditional

Robert frost words describe the most destructive force which could bring the world to an end. This ruinous force is emotion; From Roberts words we found that from the quote “I hold with those who favor fire” he states that he sides with people that favor burning emotions such as lust will bring the world to a fiery end. From the next lines of poetry Robert state cold, heartless emotions of hate is another powerful force that could also put an end to the world. This is how I interpret Robert Frost Fire and Ice poem

Robert Frosts poem “Out, Out,” paints a strange and bizarre death image to readers; A young boys death due to a carnivorous chainsaw who sought blood, slicing the boys hand off. Robert makes readers understand why he would paint such a tragic accident with various narrative elements, such as personification, many signs of imagery, emotions, and perceptions throughout the story. Also, Frost references William Shakespeare’s work, “Macbeth.” This gives readers who have read Macbeth before, an idea of what’s to come in the end of the poem, the feeling of sadness and death. This analysis will show the main theme of the boys death, who died doing the work of a man.

In Robert Frost’s “Fire and Ice” the perception of the world end becomes a debate between the speaker and his personal preference. In this poem he speaker in the poem is contemplating the way he would like to perish and he is debating between perishing in fire or ice. Through symbolism and comparison of the two powerful forces, it is implied that the emotion of both hatred and desire can be just as destructive of a force when associated with the elements fire and ice. His use of a first person speaker contributes to the figurative representation of the poem and the way that Frost uses destruction, in terms related

I have decided to write about my favorite Robert Frost poem "Fire and Ice". It is a joy to read this poem by Frost because it reminds me of my grandmother. This poem was one of her favorite poem's , that she kept in a book on her bedside table, that she read so often. Fire and Ice is about the worlds fate and the curiosity of it being destroyed by either fire or ice. The narrator leads the reader to the first conclusion, and of it being destroyed by fire, therefore the narrator tells his experience with passion and desire.