What does suffice mean in the poem Fire and Ice?

[redkoala238]

Suffice means to be enough to have an effect. Finally, having accepted that either of these elements (Ice and Fire) could prove to be destructive, the speaker resigns and he does not mind whether fire ends this world or ice destroys this world. Destruction has to happen so choice does not matter much.

[sadwolf623]

Fire and Frost is a poem written by Robert Frost that tells about distinction between two things that destroy the world (Little 176). Simple language that portrays significant meaning of hatred and desire is evident in the poem. The poem says the world will end with fire and with ice at the same time.

Secondly, what does fire and ice symbolize? In Robert Frosts “Fire and Ice,” fire represents desire and ice hatred. “Fire and Ice” is predicting the end of the world; fire and ice being the two vices in which the speaker discusses could possibly lead to the end of our existence.

In this manner, what is the purpose of fire and ice?

Fire and Ice, a poem of only nine short lines, is written about destruction, about the inevitable demise that hatred and obsession will bring. In the first line of the poem, Frost indicates the end, or demise, and the two ways in which it can happen: fire or ice.

What does ice symbolize?

It is a symbol of rigidity, frigidity, the waters of the earth as opposed to the fresh and living WATER of the fountain of Paradise. It is coldness, absence of love, difficult and unexplored territory not conducive to human life and life in general.