CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

FOG

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who is the poet of the poem ‘The Fog?’
A
William Henry Davies
B
William Wordsworth
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The poet W.H. Davies describes in his poem, ‘The Fog’ the effect of the fog on him. It blurred his vision and he was unable to see things clearly. He lost the sense of direction and space, not knowing where to go.

Detailed explanation-2: -Poet Carl Sandburg was born into a poor family in Galesburg, Illinois.

Detailed explanation-3: -Fog: CBSE Class 10 English First Flight Poem By Carl Sandburg Summary & Notes.

Detailed explanation-4: -William Henry Davies (3 July 1871 – 26 September 1940) was a Welsh poet and writer, known as the “tramp poet”.

Detailed explanation-5: -’Fog’ was inspired by the Japanese haiku style of poetry. Author Carl Sandburg stated that he wrote the poem with the intention of creating an “American haiku”. The poem does not have a set rhyming scheme, making it a free-verse poem.

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