Read this poem. Try to experience it, find the basic meaning, break down the structure, and then use details to find the central idea. The fog comes on little cat feet. It sits looking over harbor and city on silent haunches and then moves on.

—"Fog,"
Carl Sandburg

What is the subject of the poem?

What structure does the poem have?

How does the language of the poem affect the meaning?

"Fog" is a short poem with six lines split into 2 stanzas. It is a free verse poem, having no regular rhyme scene.

The poem is an extended metaphor, the poet is seeing the fog as a cat that comes on tiny, silent feet, as cats do when they are stalking for example. Only a cat can move in such a way, almost imperceptibly, and in complete silence.

By keeping the lines of the poem short, the poet is controlling the pace, keeping it slow. As you read, you have to slow down because you're not too certain about the next word or line. This reflects the slow fog rolling in.

Imagery;

Fog meets cat; cat meets fog. Note the use of feet and not paws. The image is of thick white fog which slowly develops into a small feline, becomes life-like and is then gone. The fog is looking, as a cat looks, taking everything in.

I hope this helps!

1. Choice, having the ability to choose.

2. Free Verse

Citation/ Explaination:

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2. This shows that the answer is Free Verse.

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