Rhyme and enjambment are also used to help convey the message about how the speaker believes the world will end. Even though this poem is a short nine lines, it has a lot of emotion and meaning hidden in it. The first two lines of this poem, “Some say the world will end in fire / Some say in ice.”, (Frost lines 1-2) show an argument between two groups of people. The two groups of people are the ones that believe the world will end in fire and the ones that believe the world will end in ice. Frost has left us with only two options as to how the world will end.
Throughout the course of the 1953 novel, Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury uses fire to symbolize multiple different things. As people know today, the outlook on the use of fire can vary from scenario to scenario based off of its effects, but Bradbury takes those outlooks and meaning to the extreme. Bradbury uses fire in many different instances to powerfully symbolize the destruction, or even the purification during several parts of his prophetic novel to empower his work with a deeper meaning. To begin with, the future turns to a world flooded with pyromaniacs searching for a way to completely engulf their problems in flame. These people adore fire, adore the reason for a lack of confrontation, because, “its real beauty is that it destroys responsibility and consequences” (Bradbury 115).
Thomas C Doherty 1255-ENG 102 2/26/2009 Formal Essay #2 The Explication of Fire and Ice In the poem "Fire and Ice" by Robert Frost, Frost tells us that he believes the world will end by fire before ice. For Frost, fire represents desire in society and ice represents hate. What Frost is saying is he believes desire, greed and hate all have a great chance at destroying society. The words in the poem are coming directly from the mouth of Frost. There is no persona or character present that he is speaking through.
The first part of the novel was given the title “The Hearth and the Salamander” this is the first symbolism used of fire. A hearth symbolizes fire as a sense of warmth and goodness, which shows the positive and influential side of fire as the salamander represents the symbol of the fireman who use fire in a negative way to burn and destroy books. In this first part of the novel fire is symbolized as a powerful force of destruction as Guy Montag wields the power to destroy a strong source of knowledge and
Fire consumes, warms, and illuminates, but can also bring pain and death; thus, its symbolic meaning varies wildly, depending upon the context of its use. It is often the symbol of inspiration, and yet it is also the predominant symbol of Hell.” (Protas n.pag.). Golding uses the contrasting elements of fire and water to demonstrate the contrasting symbolism of the elements, in doing so, alludes to the Bible. Before these allusions are pointed out, the symbolism in the novel must be stated first. When the boys escape their crashed plane, they realize they are stranded on an uninhabited island, surrounded by water.
“…Did they really believe that this war would end wars…it all happened again, and again, and again,” this use of rhetorical question and repetition emphasises the anti-war sentiment that both Bogle and Dawe capture. Similarly in Homecoming, it is illustrated the dehumanisation of war. “…mortuary coolness…deep-freeze…sorrowful…frozen sunset…wintering tree…bitter…grief…”through an extended metaphor, it is suggested the implications on the society from the death of thousands of loved ones; the coldness is symbolising the death, grief and struggling of society and the individual. Dehumanising effects give poets their anti-war point of view the effectively portray the bonds between the society and the
For those who are not hockey fans, the stereotype is generally that hockey players fight each other for fun. This is not the case. Fighting within hockey has a very strict time and place for when it is considered acceptable by players and coaches. Former NHL player Ken Hammond described fighting as “a form of social control that has a moderating effect on the potentially serious unsanctioned violent acts between players”. Unsanctioned violent acts (a play that is deemed irresponsible and dangerous in a hockey game) come by way of striking an opponent with a hockey stick, or nasty attacks on an opponent such as hitting a player when he is not looking or from behind.
Brawls only detract from the skill element of scoring goals, running plays in clockwork with your teammates, and the use of evasive action. As many plans are easier said than done, monetary discouragement through heavy fines for players who instigate fights should be instated to make things easier. This great paradigm shift in the hockey community will not be received with open arms. They must be introduced piece by piece, appearing reasonable even to the most bloodthirsty of hockey fans. The stupid notion of fighting to defend your own worth, the team, or to tactically intimidate your opponents is not justified well enough.
The third line seeks to inform us that there has been an attack already- fumes of a blazing fire that has been put out linger, and envelope the ‘menacing scarred slope’. This suggests that the previous encounters of the armies have blemished the landscape to such an extent that it now appears to be terrorizing. So war is not as neat and comfortable as it is perceived to be- indeed, was is frightening for those who fight it, much like the ‘ menacing scarred slope’. It does not only damage natural scenery, but also
However, both poems were different in terms of purpose. Seemingly the imagery of both the poems revolve around similar but yet quite different notions. The imagery used in both poems revolve around the pictured relationships that both Fanthorpe and Harrison try to emphasise. This is expressed clearly in both pieces of work by the poetic features used by both poets, with Fanthorpe stating that 'you haven't both gone shopping' and that 'I believe ends with death', showing use of personal pronouns and varying it. Notably, Harrison also had a few change in pronouns which complimented his rhyme scheme and used repetition of the phase 'let me'.