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Quotation from Fire and Ice by Robert Frost
“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”
Fire and Ice, Lines 5-9 (New Hampshire, 1923)
The closing turn pairs ice with hate and ends in cold understatement.
Citation: "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, Fire and Ice, Lines 5-9 (New Hampshire, 1923). (id frost-fire-and-ice-q3)
