Fog Class 10 Questions and Answers
Textbook questions
Thinking about the Poem :
Question 1.
i. What does Sandburg think the fog is like?
सैन्डबर्ग को धुंध किसके समान प्रतीत हो रही हैं ?
Answer:
Sandburg thinks the fog is like a small cat.
ii. How does the fog come?
धुंध कैसे आती है ?
Answer:
The fog comes on little cat feet that is without making any noise silently.
iii. What does ‘it’ in the third line refer to ?
तीसरी पंक्ति में it’ किसे कहा गया है ?
Answer:
‘It’ in the third line refers to the fog.
iv. Does the poet actually say that the fog is like a cat? Find three things that tell us that the fog is like a cat.
क्या कवि सचमुच में धुंध को बिल्ली के समान मानता है ? तीन बातें ढूंढिये जिससे यह पता चले कि धुंध बिल्ली के सामान है
Answer:
The poet really thinks the fog is like a cat.
- The fog comes just like a cat i.e., silently and quietly.
- It sits on silent haunches just like a cat sits.
- It looks over harbour and city without making any disturbance and then moves on just like a cat.
Question 2.
You know that a metaphor compares two things by transferring a feature of one thing to the other. Find metaphors for the following words and complete the table below. Also try to say how they are alike. The first is done for you.
- Storm – Tiger → pounces over the fields, growls.
- Train – Strong wind → speed, growls.
- Fire – Dragon → wild and arrogant.
- School – Temple → God.
- Home – Heaven → Peace, comfort and luxury.
Question 3.
Does this poem have a rhyme scheme? Answer: No. The poem has a free verse.
Poetry that does not have an obvious rhyme or rhythm is called a free verse.
Additional Questions
Short answer type Question
Answer the following questions in about 30-40 words.
Question 1.
“The poet actually says that the fog is like a cat”, With reference to the poem, ‘Fog’ explain this statement.
Or
Think of any other animal that can best replace the cat in the poem, ‘Fog’. Write a few lines that would tell us about the resemblance of Fog with that animal.
Answer:
The fog is compared to a cat. He says a cat does not make a sound when it walks so also is the fog. But its presence is apparent. Its ‘Silence’ is very much like that of a cat moving on its little feet. The way the fog sits is very much like a cat sitting on its haunches, looking here and there.
Long answer type Question
Answer the following question in about 100-150 words:
Question 1.
What metaphor has the poet used in the poem ‘Fog’? Do you think it is appropriate ?
Answer:
In the poem ‘Fog’, Carl Sandburg has metaphorically compared the fog to a cat. The first strange thing about the metaphor is the comparison of a phenomenon with a living animal. Perhaps the poet wants to emphasize the silent nature and mysterious ways of the fog, so he has compared the fog to a cat. Acat does not make a sound when it walks.
So also the fog, but its presence is apparent. Its “silence” is very much like that of a cat moving on its little feet. Then the fog stays in its place looking over the harbour and city which creates a hazy atmosphere all around. The way it sits is very much like a cat sitting on its haunches, looking here and there, before it makes a move.
This is as if the fog remains a silent spectator of the happenings in the city. Whatever the purpose may be, both the fog and a cat make their impression and make their presence felt. The comparison of the fog to a cat seems very appropriate because, on reading the poem, one feels that truly, the fog approaches stealthily, just like a cat.
Introduction :
It is a small poem. The poet describes how fog comes, stays for sometime and then leaves as silently as it had come, just like a cat.
यह छोटी सी कविता है। कवि इसमें वर्णन करता है धुंध कैसे आती है, थोड़ी देर रुकती है और फिर वैसे ही बिल्ली की तरह चुपके से चली जाती है।
Complete text with hindi translation and extract based short answer type questions :
The fog comes on little cat feet, It sits looking over harbour and city On silent haunches and then moves on.
Vocabulary :
- Harbour (हार्बर) – place where ships anchor, (बंदरगाह)
- Silent haunches (साइलेन्ट हान्चिज़) – sitting with knees bent, (घुटने मोड़ कर बैठना)
हिन्दी अनुवाद – धुंध छोटी बिल्ली के कदमों के जैसे दबे पाँव आती हैं। वह घुटने मोड़कर बैठ कर बंदरगाह और शहर को निहारती है और फिर आगे बढ़ जाती है।
Question i.
Explain the metaphor in the poem.
Answer:
The poet metaphorically describes a fog. He calls it a cat. Just like the little animal moves quietly, the fog too arrives without noise. The fog looks has covered the city and the harbor and reminds the poet of a cat sitting on its haunches before moving on.
Question ii.
What qualities of a cat are revealed in the poem?
Answer:
A cat is a little, soft animal. It walks softly without making any sound. As it walks it suddenly sits down on its haunches. Then it quietly moves on.
Question iii.
Which poem are these lines taken from and who is being described here?
Answer:
These lines are taken from the poem Fog. Here, the poet describes a fog which is spread over the harbor and city. It stays there for some time and then moves on.
Question iv.
Explain the imagery in these lines.
Answer:
The poet metaphorically describes a fog. It reminds him of a cat. He finds that just like a cat, the fog too comes without any sound. Then, as it covers the harbor and city, it brings to his mind the sitting posture of a cat in its haunches.