Question

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. Who is the poet of the above stanza? What does ’it’ refer to? What do you mean by ‘ice also great’? What do you mean by ‘suffice’? Write the rhyme scheme of this stanza.​

Answer 1

Some say the world will end in fire. Some say in ice. From what I've tasted of desire I hold with those who favor fire. 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.