Read the following extracts carefully and answer the question that follows:
Some say the world will end with fire
Some say in ice
From what ice tasted of desire
I hold with those who favour fire.
1. Name the poem and the poet.
(i) The poem is 'Fire and ice' and the poet is Robert Frost.
(ii) The poem is 'Fire and ice' and the poet is Robert Williams.
(iii) The poem is 'Fire and snow' and the poet is Robert Smith.
(iv) The poem is 'Fire and snow' and the poet is Robert Frost.
2. Which poetic device is used in the third line of the stanza?
(i) The poetic device used in the third line is 'simile'.
(ii) The poetic device used in the third line is 'alliteration'.
(iii) The poetic device used in the third line is 'imagery'.
(iv) The poetic device used in the third line is 'metaphor'.
3. What are the meanings of 'fire' and 'ice' here?
(i) Here, the meaning of 'fire' is hatred and the meaning of 'ice' is desire.
(ii) Here, the meaning of 'fire' is desire and the meaning of 'ice' is hatred.
(iii) Here, the meaning of 'fire' is love and the meaning of 'ice' is hatred.
(iv) Here, the meaning of 'fire' is violence and the meaning of 'ice' is death.
4. What does the poet favour for?
(i) The poet favour for 'hatred'.
(ii) The poet favour both 'fire' and 'ice'.
(iii) The poet favour for 'ice'.
(iv) The poet favour for 'fire'.
5. Find the synonym of 'approval' from the stanza.
(i) End
(ii) Hold
(iii) Desire
(iv) Favour
