Here we have given NCERT Solutions for Class 10 English First Flight Chapter 8 Poem Fog by Carl Sandburg.
Poem: Fog
The fog comes
on little cat feet.
It sits looking
over harbour and city
on silent haunches
and then moves on.
Carl Sandburg
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| on haunches | sitting with knees bent |
Thinking About the Poem
1. (i) What does Sandburg think the fog is like?
Ans: According to Sandburg, the fog is like a cat.
(ii) How does the fog come?
Ans: The fog comes on little cat feet.
(iii) What does ‘it’ in the third line refer to?
Ans: In the third line ‘it’ refers to the fog that has covered the city and it seems as if it is looking over the city like a cat.
(iv) 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. He has used cat as a metaphor for describing the fog. The three things that tell us that the fog is like a cat are:
(i) The fog comes on little cat feet.
(ii) The fog sits looking over harbour and city.
(iii) The fog sits on its haunches like a cat.
2. You know that a metaphor compares two things by transferring a feature of one thing to the other (See Unit 1).
(i) Find metaphors for the following words and complete the table below. Also try to say how they are alike. The first is done for you.
| Storm | Tiger | pounces over the fields, growls |
| Train | Gush of wind | Very fast movement |
| Fire | Anger | Danger that surrounds both on the basis of their intensities |
| School | Gateway | Leads to adulthood and a life of responsibility |
| Home | Shelter | Provides safety, warmth |
(ii) 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.
Ans: Attempt this question on your own.
3. Does this poem have a rhyme scheme? Poetry that does not have an obvious rhythm or rhyme is called ‘free verse’.
Ans: No, this poem does not have a rhyme scheme as there is no pattern of similarity in the sounds of the ending words of any of the sentences. It is written in free verse.
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