Question 37 of 39intermediate⚖️ EvaluateEssay3 marks

There are many ideas about how the world will 'end'. Do you think the world will end some day? Have you ever thought what would happen if the sun got so hot that it 'burst', or grew colder and colder?

(i)
Answer

Yes, I think the world will end some day. As suggested in the poem, everything must perish eventually. The world might face its end due to extreme human emotions like desire and hate, which are powerful enough to cause ultimate destruction.

(ii)
Answer

Yes, I have thought about such scenarios. If the sun got so hot that it burst, the world would be destroyed by fire, reflecting the poem's idea of the world ending in fire due to uncontrolled desire. If the sun grew colder, the earth would freeze and be destroyed by ice, symbolizing hate and coldness, which the poem states would also suffice for destruction.

Explanation

The question requires a personal response that connects the scientific ideas of the world ending with the thematic elements of Robert Frost's poem 'Fire and Ice'. The poem suggests that the world will perish either in fire (linked to desire) or ice (linked to hate). A well-structured answer acknowledges the inevitability of the world ending and draws parallels between the physical scenarios of the sun bursting or freezing and the poetic metaphors of fire and ice.