The
fog comes
On
little cat feet .
It
sits looking
Over
harbor and city
On
silent haunches
And
then moves on .
Word meanings
:
1
|
fog
|
frost
|
কুঁৱলী
|
2
|
Comes
|
Approaches
|
আহা
|
3
|
feet
|
Plural form
of foot
|
ভৰি দুখন
|
4
|
sits
|
Settles down
|
অৱস্থান কৰে
|
5
|
Look over
|
See
|
চায়
|
6
|
harbour
|
Port
|
বন্দৰ
|
7
|
silent
|
Quiet
|
নি:শব্দ
|
8
|
haunches
|
Bent on
the back
|
পিঠিৰ
কুঁজ
|
9
|
Moves on
|
Leaves, goes
away
|
আঁতৰি
যায়
|
অনুবাদ :
কুঁৱলীয়ে সৰু সৰু
মেকুৰীৰ খোজেৰে আহে ৷
ই পিঠিৰ
কুঁজ উলিয়াই বন্দৰ
আৰু চহৰখনলৈ চায়
আৰু তাৰ পিছত তাৰ
পৰা আঁতৰি যায় ৷
The first
two lines of
the poem just
simply describe how
a fog comes
in . Usually
fogs are seen
in cold areas
or in mountains
or forests. However
, in this
poem the poet
describes about fog
in cities and
a harbor .
Questions and
answers :
1. What
does Sandburg think
the fog is
like ?
Ans : Sandburg thinks
that the fog
is like a
cat.
2. How
does the fog
come ?
Ans : The fog
comes like a
cat .
3. What
does ‘it’ in the
third line refer
to ?
Ans : ‘It ‘ refers
to fog .
4. 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 .
Ans: No , The
poet does not
actually say that
the fog is
like a cat .
The three things
that tell us that
the fog is
like a cat
are :
(i)
It comes
silently like a cat without
making any sound.
(ii)
It
sits over the
harbor and the
city and looks
over its surroundings
(iii)
It moves
on as silently
as it came
just like a cat does .
5. Additional Questions
:
(i)
How does
the cat sit ?
Ans : The cat
sits on its
haunches.
(ii)
Who,
the cat
or the fog
looks over harbor
and city .
Ans : The fog
looks over the
city .
(iii)
What is
a harbor ?
Ans : A
harbor is an artificial shelter
near a port
where ships can anchor (আশ্ৰয় দিয়া ) safely .
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