Fog
The fog comes
On little cat feet .
It sits looking
Over harbor and city
On silent haunches
And then moves on .
Carl Sandburg.
Word meanings :
1
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fog
|
frost
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2
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Comes
|
Approaches
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3
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feet
|
Plural form of foot
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4
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sits
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Settles down
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5
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Look over
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See
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6
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harbour
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Port
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7
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silent
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Quiet
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8
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haunches
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Bent on the back
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9
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Moves on
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Leaves, goes away
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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
safely .
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