Updated on 14/06/2026
*Poem-8. Fog (Carl Sandburg)*
*1. Who is the poet of nature centric poem‘Fog’?*
Ans. Carl Sandburg
*2. How does the fog come?*
Ans. Silently and slowly
*3. Where does the fog look over?*
Ans. Over the harbour and the city
*4. What is the fog compared to?*
Ans. A little cat
*5. How are the feet of the cat described?*
Ans. Little
*6. How does the cat sit?*
Ans. The cat sits on its haunches
7. How does the fog move away?
Ans. It moves silently, just like a cat.
8. What is the rhyming scheme of the poem 'Fog'?
Ans. It is written in Free Verse (it has no rhyme scheme).
9. Which figure of speech is predominantly used in the line "on little cat feet"?
Ans. Metaphor (the silent movement of the fog is compared to a cat's steps).
10. What does the word 'haunches' mean in the context of the poem?
Ans. Sitting back on one's knees and hips
11. What kind of poem is 'Fog' based on its length and style?
Ans. It is a nature poem of only six lines.
12.What does the fog do while sitting on its silent haunches?
Ans. It silently looks over and monitors the entire harbor and city below.
Textual Questions
*1. How does the fog arrive, and what does its entry tell us about its nature?*
Ans. The fog arrives slowly, quietly, and unexpectedly. Its peaceful entry suggests a calm but powerful natural force that spreads over vast areas without causing any disturbance or making its presence immediately felt.
*2. How does the poet describe the fog's movement?*
Ans. The poet describes the fog as a cat. Like the cat, fog comes silently and slowly. It sits on its haunches, and then quietly moves on to vanish into the atmosphere.
*3. How is the fog like a cat? What three things suggest it. *
Ans. Three things suggest that the fog is like a cat. The fog comes silently like a cat. The fog is looking over the harbour and city as a cat sitting on its haunches. Third, it moves as a cat moves on.