UP Board Class 10 English Chapter 2 – Fire and Ice (Poetry)
UP Board Class 10 English Chapter 2 – Fire and Ice (Poetry)
UP Board Solutions for Class 10 English Chapter 2 – Fire and Ice (Poetry)
Stanza-Wise Explanation of the Poem
1. Some say the world will end in fire
Some say in ice.
From what I’ve tasted of desire
I hold with those who favour fire.
Explanation In these lines, the poet analyses the views of the people on the two possible ways for the world to end.
On one side, there are people who believe that the world will end because of fire. Here, fire represents the extreme desires, anger, greed, etc.
On the other side, there are people who favour ice. Here, ice represents the human emotions of hatred, intolerence, etc. The poet from his experience believes that the world will end with fire. Thus, the poet remains with those people who favour fire.
व्याख्या इन पंक्तियों में, कवि लोगों के मतों का विश्लेषण करता है और कहता है कि संसार का अन्त होने के दो सम्भावित कारण हो सकते हैं। एक ओर, वे लोग हैं जो मानते हैं कि संसार का अन्त आग की वजह से होगा। यहाँ, आग मनुष्यों की चरम आकांक्षाओं, क्रोध, लालच आदि का प्रतिधिनित्व करती है। दूसरी ओर, वे लोग हैं जो बर्फ का पक्ष लेते हैं। यहाँ बर्फ, घृणा, असहिष्णुता इत्यादि मानवीय भावनाओं का प्रतिधिनित्व करती है। कवि अपने अनुभव के आधार पर मानता हैं कि संसार का अन्त अग्नि के द्वारा होगा। इसलिए, कवि उन लोगों के साथ है जो आग का पक्ष लेते हैं।
2. 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.
Explanation In these lines, the poet thinks that if the world had to end twice, ice would also be able to destroy it completely. For the poet, ice (hatred) is as powerful as fire (desire). In human beings, hatred is long-lasting and it enters into their hearts. It remains throughout life. Thus, the poet thinks that ice or hatred will be sufficient to bring an end of this world.
व्याख्या इन पंक्तियों में, कवि विचार करता है कि यदि विश्व का अन्त दो बार होना हो, तो बर्फ भी उसका पूर्ण विनाश करने में समर्थ होगी । कवि के लिए, बर्फ (घृणा) उतनी शक्तिशाली है जितनी आग ( आकांक्षा)। मनुष्यों में, घृणा दीर्घकालीन है। एवं वह उनके हृदय में प्रवेश कर लेती है। वह जीवन-भर साथ रहती है। इसलिए, कवि का विचार है कि बर्फ अथवा घृणा इस विश्व का अन्त लाने हेतु पर्याप्त होगी।
Central Idea of the Poem
परीक्षा में Poetry भाग की किन्हीं भी तीन Poems के नाम दिए जाते हैं, जिनमें से किसी एक Poem का Central Idea लिखना होता है।
The poem ‘Fire and Ice’ by Robert Frost expresses the idea that the world would end in either of the two ways, by ice or fire. According to the poet, ‘fire’ symbolises human desires, greed, cruelty, etc. The more you try to satisfy them, the more they grow. There is no end to them and they spread like wildfire and engulf your whole life..
On the other hand, ‘ice’ symbolises indifference in human relationships, hatred, coldness and rigidity. The poet has the view that both, fire and ice, are equally competent in bringing the world to a complete end.
रॉबर्ट फ्रॉस्ट के द्वारा लिखित कविता ‘Fire and Ice’ इस विचार को व्यक्त करती है कि संसार का अन्त दो तरीकों से होगा, बर्फ के द्वारा अथवा आग के द्वारा । कवि के अनुसार, ‘आग’ मनुष्य की आकांक्षाओं, लालसा, क्रूरता इत्यादि का प्रतीक है । जितना अधिक आप उन्हें सन्तुष्ट करने का प्रयास करेंगे, वे उतनी ही बढ़ेंगी। उनका कोई अन्त नहीं है और वे जंगल की आग की तरह फैलती हैं एवं आपका सम्पूर्ण जीवन निगल जाती हैं।
दूसरी ओर, ‘बर्फ’ मानवीय सम्बन्धों की उदासीनता, घृणा, रूखेपन एवं कठोरता का प्रतीक है । कवि का मत है कि आग एवं बर्फ, दोनों ही संसार को सम्पूर्ण अन्त तक लाने में समान रूप से सक्षम हैं।
Part A Objective Questions
Extract Based Questions
परीक्षा में पाठ्य पुस्तक से किसी भी Poem का एक अंश (Stanza) दिया जाता है तथा उस पर आधारित 2 प्रश्नों के उत्तर देने होते हैं। यहाँ पर Stanza के साथ 2 से अधिक Questions दिए गए हैं, जो केवल विद्यार्थियों के सम्पूर्ण अभ्यास के लिए हैं। परीक्षा में 1-1 अंकों के 2 ही Questions पूछे जाएँगे।
Read the following extracts carefully and answer the questions that follow.
1. Some say the world will end in fire
Some say in ice.
From what I’ve tasted of desire
I hold with those who favour fire.
Questions
Q. 1. Who is the speaker in the above lines ?
उपरोक्त पंक्तियों का वक्ता कौन है?
(a) A leader
(b) A teacher
(c) The poet
(d) A boy
Ans. (c) The poet
Q. 2. In the speaker’s opinion, the world will end in ………
वाक्ता के विचार में, दुनिया का अन्त ……… से होगा।
(a) ice
(b) fire
(c) Both ice and fire
(d) Neither ice nor fire
Ans. (b) fire
Q. 3. What does ‘fire’ represent?
‘अग्नि’ किसका प्रतिनिधित्व करती है?
(a) Violent desiros
(b) Passions
(c) Jealousy
(d) All of thesе
Ans. (d) All of these
Q. 4. What do you mean by ‘hold’ here?
‘यहाँ ‘hold’ का क्या अर्थ है?
(a) Desire
(b) Sky
(c) Support
(d) Comfort
Ans. (c) Support
Q. 5. Who is the poet of the poem ‘Fire and Ice”?
कविता ‘Fire and Ice’ के कवि कौन है?
(a) Leslie
(b) Robert Frost
(c) Carolyn
(d) Robin Klein
Ans. (b) Robert Frost
Q. 6. What does the poet compare ‘fire’ with?
कवि ‘आग’ की तुलना किससे करता है?
(a) Hatred
(b) Desire
(c) Hot
(d) Both (a) and (c)
Ans. (b) Desire
2. 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.
Questions
Q. 1. What does ‘it’ stand for in the first line?
पहली पंक्ति में ‘वह’ किसके लिए प्रयुक्त हुआ है?
(a) Fire
(b) Ice
(c) Earth
(d) World
Ans. (d) World
Q. 2. What would be sufficient to end the world twice?
विश्व का दो बार अन्त करने के लिए क्या पर्याप्त होगा?
(a) Ice
(b) Fire
(c) Hatred
(d) Both (a) and (b)
Ans. (d) Both (a) and (b)
Q. 3. The word ‘perish’ means ……
‘Perish ‘ शब्द का अर्थ है …….
(a) decay
(b) lose one’s life
(c) appear
(d) improve
Ans. (b) lose one’s life
Part B Descriptive Type Questions
Short Answer Type Questions
Q. 1. How has Frost brought out the contrasting ideas in the poem?
फ्रॉस्ट ने किस प्रकार दो विषम विचारों को प्रस्तुत किया है?
Ans. The poet has contrasted fire with ice. Fire is symbolic of man’s desires, greed and lust. When a man wants to go after his desires caring about nothing else, world can be destroyed by this fire of desires. On the other hand, ice is symbolic of man’s indifference and hatred or insensitivity. These feelings also give rise to conflicts and stop us from being kind to others.
Q. 2. Write down the two different views about the end of the world.
विश्व के अन्त के सम्बन्ध में दो भिन्न मत लिखिए ।
Ans. The two different views about the end of the world are
Some people believe that the world will end with fire. Fire here represents one’s passions and desires. In contrast to fire, some people believe that ice can also be a great cause for the end of the world. Ice here represents hatred and insensitivity.
Q. 3. Why does the poet, hold with those who favour fire?
कवि उनका पक्ष क्यों लेता है, जो आग का पक्ष लेते हैं?
Ans. The poet holds with those who believe that the world will be destroyed by fire. Frost connects fire with desire. According to the poet, desire is powerful and can bring a quick end. He states that he had personal experience with desire which led him to conclude that the world will end with fire.
Q. 4. Write the message that the poem ‘Fire and Ice’ conveys.
वह संदेश लिखिए जो ‘Fire and Ice’ कविता व्यक्त करती है।
Ans. The message that the poet is trying to convey is that nothing in this world is eternal. The poet first concludes that the world must end in fire because of his personal experience with desire and passion, these emotions are represented by fire.
But at the same time, ice or hatred can also bring total destruction of this world. We should thus, not forget this supreme reality and keep ourselves above all selfish matters.
Q. 5. Briefly mention the ideas about how the world will end.
विश्व का अन्त कैसा होगा इसके बारे में विचारों का संक्षेप में उल्लेख कीजिए |
Ans. The world will end as a direct result of either fire or ice. Some people believe that the world will be incinerated from its fiery core, while others are convinced that the coming ice age will destroy all living things on the Earth’s surface.
Frost introduces a more emotional side, associating desire with fire and hatred with ice.
Q. 6. What is the rhyme scheme of the poem? How does it help in bringing out the contrasting ideas in the poem? [NCERT]
कविता की तुकबन्दी क्या है? यह कविता में व्यक्त विपरीत विचारों को सामने लाने में किस प्रकार सहायता करती है?
Ans. The rhyme scheme of the poem is a b a a b c b c b.
This rhyme scheme helps in bringing out the contrasting ideas of ‘fire’ and ‘ice’ presented in the poem. The poet mentions that both fire and ice can bring this world to an end. He talks about how fire represents desire and can be the reason for the destruction.
Frost also mentions ice in between to symbolise that the coldness and indifference towards one another will be enough to end the world.