Frost's piece "Fire and Ice" is also rich with metaphors about the human condition. Frost begins his piece with "Some say the world will end in fire, some say in ice." Again at first glance, frost appears to be discussing the end of the world. However, his next line "From what I've tasted of desire, I'll hold with those who favor fire." Frost appears to be discussing the end of the human soul in terms of human reasoning, in that he is choosing fire, representing the desire of mankind, which can certainly be the cause behind the destruction of one's soul. His next stanza, "But if it had to perish twice, I think I know enough of hate to know that for destruction ice is also great and would suffice," also shows this representation of the human emotion as being the cause for ending. He relates ice to hate, representing man's ability to end all caring for one another through hatred, which could destroy a human soul. In total, Frost appears to be discussing the concept that desire by its self is enough to destroy, but also, that desire leads to hatred, which is an equally powerful destructive...

From his relationships, and his own emotions, Frost manages to pull the important aspects of life into his poetry, and gives his readers not only an image, but also a feeling that is well developed and continuously flowing. From "Nothing Gold Can Stay," in which Frost takes his reader through the emotional roller-coaster of mourning, to "Fire and Ice," where Frost leads us through the destruction of the human soul, Frost is able to convey emotional concepts efficiently and effectively.
References

Frost, R. (1995). Collected poems, prose and plays. Ed. R. Poirier. New York: Library of America.

Frost, R. Fire and ice. Retrieved July 17, 2005 from Bartleby. Web site: http://www.bartleby.com/155/2.html.

Frost R. Nothing Gold can Stay. Retrieved July 17, 2005 from Modern American Poetry. Web site: http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/poets/a_f/frost/gold.htm