Fire and Ice

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

Exercise 1: Emotions

Watch the video on the next slide and answer the following questions while watching. Write down your answers on a piece of paper / word document.

1. Write down the emotions you see/recognize and their Dutch translations. 

2. Which of these emotions do you think is/are strongest and why?
3. Can you think of any other emotions and their Dutch translations?

4. What do you think is the strongest emotion of all? And why?

Tell students to take a picture of this slide before clicking on the video, so they have the questions while they watch.

What do you think is the strongest emotion of all?

ask 1 person to explain his/her answer.

Exercise 2: Reading

1. Read the poem on the next slide and write down any words that you don’t understand. 

Fire and Ice - Robert Frost

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. 

Read poem out loud.

+ put poem in the chat (Joost)

Write down words from the poem you don't understand.

Ask students whether they know the meaning of these words. 

Exercise 3: Analysis 

1. Open the poem in the chat.

2. Can you identify the rhyme scheme?

3. Find at least one example in the poem of: 
     - Alliteration

     - Assonance

4. (optional) Another literary device we have discussed in other poems so far.

Type your examples of:
- Alliteration
- Assonance
- (optional) another literary device

Mention:
Write all your answers in one go.

The poem can be found in the chat, had you been at school you would've received a paper copy.

Fire and Ice - Robert Frost

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. 

Joost takes over 

What is the cause of the world's end according to the poet?

1. Natural disasters
2. Alien invasions
3. Human emotions
4. Global warming

Which emotions does the poet associate with fire and ice?

1. Sadness
2. Hate
3. Love
4. Desire

Class discussion

1. How could hate end the world? Come up with examples.

2. How could desire end the world? Come up with examples.

Do you think hate or desire will be the end of the world?

Hate

Desire

What have we learned so far

You have:
- recognised and named emotions.

- read and analysed the poem Fire and Ice by Robert Frost.

- analysed and discussed the meaning and theme of the poem.

Exercise 4: Your doomsday

- Think back to the emotion you thought was the strongest at the beginning 

   of this lesson. 

- Do you still feel the same or has your opinion changed?

> Choose an emotion other than desire and hate and think about in what 

    way(s) that emotion could be the end of the world.
> Create a collage with pictures (internet) that show your ideas.
> Be prepared to present your collage in English next week.