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Class 10 English Chapter 1 Extract Based Question Answers - First Flight

Q1: Read the stanza and answer the questions that follow:
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.

(i) Name the poem and the poet.

Ans: These lines have been taken from the poem ‘Fire and Ice’ composed by Robert Frost.

(ii) What are the two destructive forces?

Ans: ‘Fire’ and ‘Ice’ are two destructive forces according to the poet.

(iii) What do they stand for?

Ans: ‘Fire’ stands for ‘desire’ and ‘Ice’ stands for ‘hatred’.

(iv) What does he favour?

Ans: Robert Frost supports the view that fire would cause the destruction of the world.

Q2: Read the stanza and answer the questions that follow:
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.

(i) What does ‘Ice’ stand for?

Ans: Ice stands for hatred in this poem.

(ii) What does the poet believe?

Ans: Robert Frost believes that Ice is equally destructive and can destroy the world.

(iii) What is the another destructive force?

Ans: Fire is another destructive force.

(iv) Find a word in these lines that means opposite to ‘creation’.

Ans: ‘Destruction’.

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