‘रचना-प्रयोग’ का मुख्य उद्देश्य क्या है?

व्याकरण का व्यावहारिक प्रयोग सिखाना

‘द्वितीयः’ किस प्रकार की संख्या है?

क्रमवाचक (दूसरा)

To what does the poet compare the fog?

The poet compares the fog to a cat throughout the poem.

What does “the fog comes on little cat feet” mean?

It means the fog arrives silently, softly and unnoticed, just as a cat moves without making a sound.

How does the fog behave like a cat in the poem?

It comes silently, sits looking over the harbour and city on its silent haunches, and then moves on, like a cat sitting and then leaving.

What qualities of the fog does the comparison capture?

Its quiet, gentle, silent and fleeting nature — arriving unnoticed, settling for a while, and then drifting away.

What poetic devices are used in “Fog”?

Mainly metaphor (fog as a cat), imagery and personification.

Why is “Fog” called an imagist poem?

Because it conveys a whole idea and picture through a single, sharp image in very few words.

What does the fog do before it moves on?

It sits silently looking over the harbour and the city, like a cat watching its surroundings.

How does the poet achieve so much in so few lines?

By using one powerful, vivid metaphor that captures the entire nature and movement of the fog.

What is the mood of the poem?

Calm, quiet and gentle, matching the soft and silent arrival and departure of the fog.

What makes the comparison of fog to a cat effective?

A cat is familiar, silent and graceful, which perfectly matches the soft, noiseless way fog moves and settles.

Fog

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The story in short

Carl Sandburg’s “Fog” is a very short imagist poem that compares the fog to a cat. In just a few lines, the poet says the fog comes on “little cat feet”, silently and softly, the way a cat moves without a sound. It sits looking over the harbour and the city on its silent haunches, just as a cat sits quietly observing its surroundings, and then it moves on. Through this single, vivid metaphor, Sandburg captures the quiet, gentle and fleeting nature of fog — the way it arrives unnoticed, settles over a place for a while, and then drifts away. The poem is admired for showing how a powerful image can convey a whole idea in very few words, and it is a fine example of imagery and personification, comparing a natural phenomenon to a familiar living creature.

The story in 6 beats

1The fog arrives quietly and softly, like a cat walking on little feet.
2It reaches the harbour without making any sound.
3It also covers the city in the same silent way.
4The fog pauses and seems to sit on its haunches like a cat.
5It looks over the harbour and the city for a while.
6Then it moves away quietly, just as it came.

Fog compared to a catMetaphor and imageryPersonificationBrevity of imagist poetryQuiet, fleeting nature

Characters & key ideas

FogThe natural phenomenon compared to a cat.

MetaphorThe comparison of the fog to a cat throughout the poem.

“Little cat feet”The image of the fog arriving silently like a cat.

ImageryThe vivid picture created in very few words.

PersonificationGiving the fog cat-like, living qualities.

Carl SandburgThe poet who wrote “Fog”.

Word meanings · शब्दार्थ

comes

arrives

little cat feet

soft, silent movement like a cat

harbour

place where ships stay

sits

stays in one place

looking

watching

over

above; covering from high up

silent

without any sound

haunches

back legs and hips of an animal

then

after that

moves on

goes away; passes on

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Who wrote the poem “Fog”?

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