Fire and Ice



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.
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Written on May 13, 2011

Submitted by adebaker126 on March 21, 2024

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Scheme ABAABCBCB
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 245
Words 55
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 9

Analia Styles

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