Questions & Answers: "Fog"
Complete guide to "Fog" for English students. Below you will find important questions and model answers to help you prepare.
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7 QuestionsWhat does Sandburg think the fog is like?
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Sandburg thinks the fog is like a cat. It comes silently on little cat feet, sits looking over the city and harbor, and then moves on quietly.
How does the fog come?
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The fog comes silently, on little cat feet.
What does ‘it’ in the third line (of Fog by CARL SANDBURG) refer to?
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‘It’ refers to the fog.
Does the poet actually say that the fog is like a cat? Find three things that tell us that the fog is like a cat.
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Yes, the poet compares the fog to a cat. He says the fog comes on little cat feet, it sits silently looking over the city and harbour, and then moves on quietly, just like a cat would.
Find metaphors for the following words. Also try to say how they are alike. For example: Storm - tiger - pounces over the fields, growls. Train, Fire, School, and Home.
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Here are metaphor examples and how they are alike:
- Train – Snake: It slithers along the tracks, hissing and winding through the land.
- Fire – Monster: It devours everything in its path, roaring with hunger.
- School – Lighthouse: It guides students through the darkness of ignorance.
- Home – Nest: It offers warmth, safety, and comfort to its dwellers.
Think about a storm. Try to visualise the force of the storm, hear the sound of the storm, feel the power of the storm and the sudden calm that happens afterwards. Write a poem about the storm comparing it with an animal.
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The storm came roaring like a lion wild, Tearing through trees, no longer mild. Its paws of wind struck roofs with might, Eyes flashing lightning, fangs of light. Then just as sudden, it slipped away, A silent cat at the break of day.
Does this poem (Poem: Fog by CARL SANDBURG) have a rhyme scheme (Poetry that does not have an obvious rhythm, or rhyme is called ‘free verse’)?
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No, the poem does not have a rhyme scheme. It is written in free verse.