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.
Robert Frost (1874-1963).
(Retirado de A pocket book of Robert Frost’s poems. New York: Washington Square Press, 1966, p. 242.)
a) Explicite a comparação que o poema faz entre elementos da natureza e sentimentos humanos.
b) Como o eu poético sabe que esses sentimentos são destrutivos?