【Poem Reading Tuesday】Fire and Ice by Robert Frost

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.

Source: New Hampshire (1923) by Robert Frost.

About the author
Robert Frost | Poetry Foundation

【活動說明】
欣賞了詩歌之後，歡迎大家在跟帖裏對詩歌進行點評，分享讀後感。本活動主要是為大家提供一個閱讀英文詩歌的窗口，以賞詩為主，不要求寫詩。如果大家偶爾靈感閃現，有感而發地想要寫寫詩的話，大家可以嚐試用相同的或者相關的詩歌標題，寫出不一樣的英文詩，在賞詩寫詩的過程中自娛自樂。寫出來的英文詩如果願意分享的話，歡迎以主帖或者跟帖的方式分享。謝謝大家的關注和支持！

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• Happy Tuesday! 歡迎大家在跟帖裏對詩歌進行點評，分享讀後感。 -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/06/2024 postreply 07:23:27

• Frost, Robert's last name, means something coincidentally -renqiulan- ♂ (0 bytes) () 02/06/2024 postreply 07:50:40

• close to ice. Back to the poem, it is his disavowal of -renqiulan- ♂ (0 bytes) () 02/06/2024 postreply 07:54:34

• ice-cold hatred that would end the world as we know it. -renqiulan- ♂ (0 bytes) () 02/06/2024 postreply 07:57:56

• Scientifically though, once the sun has become a red giant, -renqiulan- ♂ (0 bytes) () 02/06/2024 postreply 08:04:34

• it will engulf the earth. The good news is, -renqiulan- ♂ (0 bytes) () 02/06/2024 postreply 08:05:35

• we have 5 billion years to get prepared for the worst. -renqiulan- ♂ (0 bytes) () 02/06/2024 postreply 08:06:42

• Happy Poetry Tuesday, 小西 ! -renqiulan- ♂ (0 bytes) () 02/06/2024 postreply 08:07:57

• 謝謝秋蘭點評，Happy Poetry Day! -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/06/2024 postreply 08:16:56

• Yes, scientifically we have time to get prepared. -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/06/2024 postreply 08:15:36

• Frost's fire and ice are symbols for human's emotions. -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/06/2024 postreply 08:21:29

• Like fire and ice, both can end the world. -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/06/2024 postreply 08:27:08

• A clue: Frost addressed those two emotions in the poem. -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/06/2024 postreply 08:38:13

• Yes, you have sharp eyes on Frost, he is close to ice :) -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/06/2024 postreply 08:31:00

• Hi, 小西！"What is a maid, ice and desire." Shakespeare had a -藍靈- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/06/2024 postreply 08:47:15

• different take. In my eyes, a beauty is ice but not -藍靈- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/06/2024 postreply 08:50:06

• icy, white but not whitish. That's why she is so desired, so -藍靈- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/06/2024 postreply 08:52:05

• much so that she is catching fire, idiomatically speaking. -藍靈- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/06/2024 postreply 08:53:55

• Yes, desire is fire. Have a great Tuesday! -藍靈- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/06/2024 postreply 08:55:06

• 謝謝藍靈分享感悟！Have a nice day! -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/06/2024 postreply 08:58:12

• Yes, Shakespeare's fire and ice are beautiful! -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/06/2024 postreply 09:00:56

• But Frost's fire and ice are disasters to the world :( -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/06/2024 postreply 09:02:39

• 點讚點讚，有空細看！：） -盈盈一笑間- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/06/2024 postreply 09:39:51

• 謝謝盈盈。 -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/06/2024 postreply 21:37:42

• Another nice and attractive pick! -妖妖靈- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/06/2024 postreply 14:20:23

• Thank you, 靈靈！I'm glad you like it. -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/06/2024 postreply 21:38:33

• Thanks for sharing this short but profound poem! -甜蟲蟲- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/06/2024 postreply 15:42:07

• You're welcome, 蟲蟲！ -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/06/2024 postreply 21:39:25

• I’m inspired by the piece. Thank xiaoxi for sharing:) -忒忒綠- ♂ (0 bytes) () 02/06/2024 postreply 16:57:00

• 忒綠好，thank you for reading and commenting. -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/06/2024 postreply 21:40:45

• Interesting to know Frost had a bleak view of the world -godog- ♂ (0 bytes) () 02/06/2024 postreply 17:01:21

• That's 100 years ago. The world is getting better or worse? -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/06/2024 postreply 21:44:48

• fire gives rise to civilization, so choose fire -顫音- ♂ (0 bytes) () 02/06/2024 postreply 19:49:29

• Fire and ice are human emotions, both can end the world. -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/06/2024 postreply 20:46:31

• ChatGPT 的詩歌分析，供大家參考，詳見裏麵： -CBA7- ♀ (2602 bytes) () 02/06/2024 postreply 20:49:02

• 看了gpt 的解釋，本來有疑惑的地方，清楚了。謝謝分享～ -盈盈一笑間- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/07/2024 postreply 07:28:32

• 謝謝盈盈分享讀後感。這首詩雖然是在談論世界如何終結，但作者是以一種比較幽默詼諧的語氣寫的，可能容易引起誤解，例如這兩句： -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/07/2024 postreply 07:57:21

• "I hold with those who favor fire" -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/07/2024 postreply 07:59:03

• "for destruction ice is also great and would suffice" -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/07/2024 postreply 07:59:43

• 對，這兩句不好理解。需要琢磨。再次感謝小西分享好詩！：） -盈盈一笑間- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/07/2024 postreply 08:09:48

• Short but profound！ -盈盈一笑間- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/07/2024 postreply 07:29:38

• 這個主題讓我想起美劇《權力的遊戲》Game of Thrones～～ -盈盈一笑間- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/07/2024 postreply 07:32:58

• 謝謝盈盈分享。 -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/07/2024 postreply 08:02:03