Question

“Fog” by Carl Sandburg The fog comes on little cat feet. It sits looking over harbor and city on silent haunches and then moves on. Source: Sandberg, Carl. “Fog.” Chicago Poems. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1916. 71. Web. Representative Poetry Online. Web. 9 June 2011. Which of the following excerpts from the poem reflects the use of figurative language? I. “The fog comes/on little cat feet.” II. “It sits looking/over harbor and city” III. “on silent haunches/and then moves on.” II only II and III I and III I, II, and III

Answer 1

Conveying the combination of the fog and the cat, their characteristics Sandburg applies metaphors even in a small piece of writing. The poet creates comparisons between unrelated objects, such as "fog on little cat feet" and "harbor and city". Therefore, figurative language has been used in both of them. The answer is I and III.

Answer 2

The answer is I. "The fog comes/ on little cat feet."
The type of figurative language is personification.
It is giving an not alive object human or animal personalities.