Fire and Ice - Frost

Which meaning of perish most closely matches its meaning in the following passage (lines 5-6)?

But if it had to perish twice, I think I know enough of hate

• noun | a temporary failure or loss of concentration

• noun | an interval of time

• verb | to come to an end; suffer ruin or destruction

• verb | to fall into an inferior state or condition

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

With which of the following statements would the speaker most likely agree?

• Desire and hate are the most destructive forces.

• In the future, the world will die two times over.

• Fires are necessary to cleanse and clear out dead brush.

• Desire and hate are irrelevant to society.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The following passage (lines 3-6) mainly suggests that the speaker ______ .

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

• does not know much about desire or hate

• knows from experience how desire and hate can be destructive

• prefers to live in a warmer place, rather than a cold one

• believes that it’s better to feel desire than to feel hate

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which does the speaker believe is most likely to lead to the world’s end?

• fire

• ice

• both

• neither

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which passage from the poem best supports the answer to Question 4?

• “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.”

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9