Class 10 NCERT Solutions English Chapter 8 - Fog [Poem]
Fog [Poem] Exercise 115
Solution 1
i) Sandburg thinks the fog is like a cat.
ii) According to the poet, the fog comes in silently like a cat.
iii) In the third line 'it' refers to the fog.
iv) No, the poet does not actually say that the fog is like a cat. He uses the cat as a metaphor to describe it. He does to directly liken the fog to a cat.
The three things that tell us that the fog is like a cat are as follows:
1) 'The fog comes on its little cat feet'- It means, like a cat the fog comes in so slowly that one hardly notices it.
2) 'It sits looking over harbour and city' - This line indirectly compares fog to a cat that likes to sit on window edges and look outside.
3) 'on silent haunches and then moves on'- It means that like a cat sitting on its haunches with its knees bent, the fog too sits silently for a while and then slowly moves on.
Solution 2
(i)
|
Storm |
tiger |
pounces over the fields, growls |
|
Train |
Lightening |
moves very fast, speeds along the tracks, darts across the tracks |
|
Fire |
conflict |
leads to destruction |
|
School |
Green house |
students are nurtured; ideas, dreams and aspirations sprout |
|
Home |
Nest |
provides safety, security |
For solution
(ii), students are recommended to be creative and pen down a few lines as per their understanding of the question.
Solution 3
No this poem does not have a rhyme scheme. It is written in 'free verse'.
