CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

FOG

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What has the poet compared the fog with?
A
dog
B
cat
C
woman
D
none of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Three things that tell us that the fog is like a cat are: It comes silently like a cat on its small feet. It looks over like a cat. It sits on its haunches like a cat.

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer: The poet compares fog to a cat. A cat comes without making any noise and goes away. In the same way, the fog comes and spreads slowly and silently over harbour and city. 8.

Detailed explanation-4: -Describe the similarities that have been mentioned in the poem between the fog and a cat. Ans: It is a dual image that changes and merges again in the original. The fog changes into a cat and the cat changes into the fog. Both of them come silently unseen and suddenly.

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