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

    They can be distinguished as they are two extreme opposites having the capacity to destroy everything. Read summary of this poem.

    They can be distinguished as they are two extreme opposites having the capacity to destroy everything.

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    Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven

    The world will destroy by fire i.e. greed first and then by the hate as both are disastrous to the society. Read summary of this poem.

    The world will destroy by fire i.e. greed first and then by the hate as both are disastrous to the society.

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    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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  1. Lucifer
    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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