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  1. Lucifer
    Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven

    Yes, hatred can destroy the world because it makes people grow enmity against each other. Human emotions like love, sympathy, empathy, morals, ethics etc have no place in such a mind. Hence hate has the ability to destroy the world. Read summary of this poem.

    Yes, hatred can destroy the world because it makes people grow enmity against each other. Human emotions like love, sympathy, empathy, morals, ethics etc have no place in such a mind. Hence hate has the ability to destroy the world.

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    Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven

    Both fire and ice are extreme forms of nature and will lead the world to destruction. Fire will burn everything up while ice will freeze everything. Read summary of this poem.

    Both fire and ice are extreme forms of nature and will lead the world to destruction. Fire will burn everything up while ice will freeze everything.

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    Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven

    Both ice and fire are the extreme forms and have disastrous effect on us. Extreme fire will burn us up while extreme cold will froze us. Similarly, extreme greed and hatred are disastrous for us. Read summary of this poem.

    Both ice and fire are the extreme forms and have disastrous effect on us. Extreme fire will burn us up while extreme cold will froze us. Similarly, extreme greed and hatred are disastrous for us.

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    Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven

    The poem Fire and Ice consists single stanza having nine lines It has the rhyme scheme aba abc bcb. Read summary of this poem.

    The poem Fire and Ice consists single stanza having nine lines It has the rhyme scheme aba abc bcb.

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    Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven

    The title of the poem Fire and Ice is quite suggestive, apt and deep. It describes the crux of the poem. Fire and Ice are two extremes and opposite of each other. The poet believes that both of them have the capability to destroy the world. However they also symbolise greed and hate respectively. BoRead more

    The title of the poem Fire and Ice is quite suggestive, apt and deep. It describes the crux of the poem. Fire and Ice are two extremes and opposite of each other. The poet believes that both of them have the capability to destroy the world.

    However they also symbolise greed and hate respectively. Both these evils are equally dangerous for humanity as they lead to the path of destruction.

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    Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven

    Tone: The tone of the poem Fire and Ice is light and formal. It is declarative in nature. Mood: The mood of the poem seems to be impersonal. The poet simply suggests what destruction greed and hate would bring one day. Setting: There is no particular setting of the poem Fire and Ice. In the beginninRead more

    • Tone: The tone of the poem Fire and Ice is light and formal. It is declarative in nature.
    • Mood: The mood of the poem seems to be impersonal. The poet simply suggests what destruction greed and hate would bring one day.
    • Setting: There is no particular setting of the poem Fire and Ice. In the beginning we find that earth will destroy because of fire (lava, sun rays, explosions etc. However we also find that it will destroy by excessive cold (winter).

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    Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven

    The poem Fire and Ice is metaphorical as it has deep message hidden in the words. Some scientists believe that the earth will destroy one day because of fire (i.e. getting hotter). Some other scientists believe that it will be destroyed by chilly cold. However the poet uses fire and ice as symbols oRead more

    The poem Fire and Ice is metaphorical as it has deep message hidden in the words. Some scientists believe that the earth will destroy one day because of fire (i.e. getting hotter). Some other scientists believe that it will be destroyed by chilly cold.

    However the poet uses fire and ice as symbols of greed and hate respectively. According to him, the real fire is the greed of humans and the real ice is our hatred. These two ills of the society will destroy the humanity one day.

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    Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven

    The moral of the poem Fire and Ice is that we humans will perish to live on earth if we keep our hate and greed alive. These two illnesses have been among our minds since time immemorial. In order to live a good life on earth, we must give up these evil things. Read summary of this poem.

    The moral of the poem Fire and Ice is that we humans will perish to live on earth if we keep our hate and greed alive. These two illnesses have been among our minds since time immemorial. In order to live a good life on earth, we must give up these evil things.

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