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Love and Loathing in Palm Toast
In the most literal interpretation of Robert Frost’s poem “Fire and Ice”, the speaker relates his opinion as to how the world will likely end. “I hold with those who favor fire. ... Frosts fire-or-ice scenario neatly sums up two outcomes from their new study of possible future encounters between our solar system and passing stars. ... “Fire is directly equated with desire, the kind that kindles antagonism and conflict. Ice is equated with hate. Fire and ice are born in the dark reaches of inner space, in the smoldering, ice-sheathed human heart. ...
Most readers of the poem “Fire and Ice” agree with the view that the poem is amazingly compact.
Approximate Word count = 582
Approximate Pages = 2.3
(250 words per page double spaced)
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