CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

Detailed explanation-1: -Sitting on silent haunches refers to the stagnant position of the fog. After resting for a time, it starts moving again. It is described in comparison to the movement of a cat which also moves slowly and then rests before moving ahead.

Detailed explanation-2: -By Carl Sandburg. The fog comes on little cat feet. It sits looking over harbor and city on silent haunches and then moves on. What does the metaphor of the cat say about fog? The metaphor shows that fog can be compared to a cat in a multitude of ways including its attitude, sound, motion, position, and intention.

Detailed explanation-3: -He says that the fog comes on its little cat feet, which implies that the fog is like a cat as it comes slowly. He also says that the fog looks over the harbour and the city and then moves on, implying that the fog has covered the city and is sitting and looking at it, thereby again comparing it to a cat.

Detailed explanation-4: -Cats like to sit on your stuff because they want to mark their territory with pheromones. Well, preferably pheromones and not pee (yes, this is a thing). When they hang out on your stuff, they transfer their pheromones, located on their adorable faces and paws, to that thing, it becomes “theirs."