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1.	Read the lines given below and answer the questions that follow:The fog comes on little cat feet.It sits looking over harbour and city on silent haunches and then moves on.1. Which "figure of speech has been used in these lines?(i) The figure of speech used in these lines is Personification/ Analogy as the fog has been compared to a cat.(ii) The figure of speech used in these lines is Irony as the fog has been compared to a cat.(iii) The figure of speech used in these lines is Alliteration as the fog has been compared to a cat.(iv) The figure of speech used in these lines is Pastiche as the fog has been compared to a cat.2. Name the poem.(i) The name of the poem is "Animals".(ii) The name of the poem is "Amanda".(iii) The name of the poem is "Fog".(iv) The name of the poem is "Dust of Sand".3. Name the poet.(i) The poem is written by William Shakespeare.(ii) The poem is written by Carl Sandburg.(iii) The poem is written by William Wordsworth.(iv) The poem is written by Ruskin Bond.4. Which animal does the poet compare the fog to?(i) The poet compares the fog to a rat.(ii) The poet compares the fog to a bat.(iii) The poet compares the fog to a cat.(iv) The poet compares the fog to a dog.5. How does the fog look?(i) The fog looks like a bat sitting on its haunches.(ii) The fog looks like a rat sitting on its haunches.(iii) The fog looks like a cat sitting on its haunches.(iv) The fog looks like a dog sitting on its paws.
Answer» 1. (i) The figure of speech used in these lines is Personifcation/ Analogy as the fog has been compared to a cat. 2. (ii) The name of the poem is "Fog". 3. (iii) The poem is written by Carl Sandburg. 4. (iv) The poet compares the fog to a cat. 5. (iii) The fog looks like a cat sitting on its haunches.

Read the lines given below and answer the questions that follow:The fog comes on little cat feet.It sits looking over harbour and city on silent haunches and then moves on.1. Which "figure of speech has been used in these lines?(i) The figure of speech used in these lines is Personification/ Analogy as the fog has been compared to a cat.(ii) The figure of speech used in these lines is Irony as the fog has been compared to a cat.(iii) The figure of speech used in these lines is Alliteration as the fog has been compared to a cat.(iv) The figure of speech used in these lines is Pastiche as the fog has been compared to a cat.2. Name the poem.(i) The name of the poem is "Animals".(ii) The name of the poem is "Amanda".(iii) The name of the poem is "Fog".(iv) The name of the poem is "Dust of Sand".3. Name the poet.(i) The poem is written by William Shakespeare.(ii) The poem is written by Carl Sandburg.(iii) The poem is written by William Wordsworth.(iv) The poem is written by Ruskin Bond.4. Which animal does the poet compare the fog to?(i) The poet compares the fog to a rat.(ii) The poet compares the fog to a bat.(iii) The poet compares the fog to a cat.(iv) The poet compares the fog to a dog.5. How does the fog look?(i) The fog looks like a bat sitting on its haunches.(ii) The fog looks like a rat sitting on its haunches.(iii) The fog looks like a cat sitting on its haunches.(iv) The fog looks like a dog sitting on its paws.

Answer»

1. (i) The figure of speech used in these lines is Personifcation/ Analogy as the fog has been compared to a cat.

2. (ii) The name of the poem is "Fog".

3. (iii) The poem is written by Carl Sandburg.

4. (iv) The poet compares the fog to a cat.

5. (iii) The fog looks like a cat sitting on its haunches.

Discussion

2.	Name the three things that tell us that the fog is like a cat.
Answer» The three things that tell us that the fog is like a cat are: (1) the fog is said to come on Tittle cat feet’, (2) it ‘sits looking’ and (3) it ‘moves on’

Name the three things that tell us that the fog is like a cat.

Answer»

The three things that tell us that the fog is like a cat are:

(1) the fog is said to come on Tittle cat feet’,

(2) it ‘sits looking’ and

(3) it ‘moves on’

Discussion

3.	How is the fog like a cat ? What poetic device is used by the poet here ?
Answer» The fog comes silently just like a cat does. It ‘sits’ i.e., stays looking over the harbour and the city and then ‘moves on’ like a cat.

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Name the three things that tell us that the fog is like a cat.

How is the fog like a cat ? What poetic device is used by the poet here ?