Fire and Ice

by Robert Frost

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Fire and Ice

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Fire and Ice Symbolism, Imagery & Wordplay

There’s more to a poem than meets the eye.

Fire and Ice

The poem revolves around the two symbols of fire and ice. In the first two lines, we don't yet know that they are symbols. Judging by these lines alone, this could be a poem about theories of moder...