ch. 9 Fog

Reference to context
(Very short Answer Questions)

Read the extracts and answer the following questions.
1.The fog comes
    On little cat feet.

Questions 
1. what does the poet mean by little cat feet? 
2.who is the poet? 
3.where does the fox come? 
4.what is the fog compared to? 
 Answers
1.' Little cat feet 'here represents the silent        and careful steps of a cat. The way fog         comes silently, resembles the steps of a cat. 
2.The poet is carl Sandburg. 
3.The fog comes over the city. 
4.The fog is compared to a cat.

2. it's sits looking
 over Harbour and city 

Questions 

(i)what is referred to as 'it '? 
(ii) what is 'it 'doing? 
(iii) what is the poetic device used in the above lines?  
(iv)what quality is assigned to the fog? Answers
(i) 'It 'refers to the fog. 
(ii) It is observing the harbour and the City. (iii) The  fog has been personified in the above lines. It is seen as sitting. 
(iv) The fog keeps watch on the city. 

3.On silent haunches 
and then moves on.
 Questions 
(i)what is referred to here? 
(ii)what is the significance of silent haunches? 
 (iii)what is the fog doing? 
(iv) what traits does it have? 
 answers 
(i)Fog is referred to here.
(ii)Silent haunches give room to the fog to take rest.
(iii) The fog looks over the harbour and the City.
(iv)it is silent and moves on quickly.
 

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