Selected Poems of Robert Frost: Fire and Ice

by Robert Frost
If the world were to end tomorrow, would you rather it be through fire or ice? Compare your choice to that of the poet Robert Frost.

Here are all the word lists to support the reading of Grade 9 Unit 2's texts from SpringBoard's Common Core ELA series: Fire and Ice, The Gift of the Magi, The Stolen Party, The Cask of Amontillado, A Poison Tree, Tim Burton, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
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  1. fire
    the event of something burning (often destructive)
    Some say the world will end in fire
  2. ice
    water frozen in the solid state
    Some say in ice
  3. taste
    experience briefly
    From what I've tasted of desire
  4. desire
    the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
    From what I've tasted of desire
  5. hold
    be in accord; be in agreement
    I hold with those who favor fire.
  6. favor
    promote or prefer over another
    I hold with those who favor fire.
  7. perish
    pass from physical life
    But if it had to perish twice
  8. hate
    the emotion of intense dislike
    I think I know enough of hate
  9. destruction
    an event that completely ruins something
    To know that for destruction ice
  10. suffice
    be adequate, either in quality or quantity
    Is also great
    And would suffice.
Created on Sun Sep 21 15:48:02 EDT 2014 (updated Mon Sep 22 13:30:01 EDT 2014)

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