Question

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

Figurative language refers to the utilization of literary tools such as personification, hyperbole, metaphor, etc. In the poem, as we read, the fog does not seem personified in every section. In the first point, fog is portrayed on the feet of a cat. This line is simple and does not elaborate anything other than the scene. While in the second line, the fog 'sits' alongside observes the urban world. These actions straightforwardly personify the subject- fog.

The last element- "on silent haunches" explicitly personifies fog again. This is so, as haunches refer to the rear legs of any creature. Moreover, this line again has figurative ornamentation within itself.

Now, the answer would be: Option-2, II and III only.

Answer 2

Answer:

I and III

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