Fire_and_Ice.pptVIP

Fire and Ice --- by Robert Frost Background of the poem History: after the First World War, people began to think of man’s fate. What will the world end in? People are keenly aware of the question. Author: Frost’s personal life was plagued with grief and loss. In 1885 When he was 11,his father died of tuberculosis, leaving the family with just 8 dollars. His mother died of cancer in1900. In 1920,his younger sister Jeanie was sent to a mental hospital, where she died 9 years later. About the author Mental illness apparently ran in Frost’s family, as both he and his mother