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.
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.”

Answer 1

I think the correct answer among the choices listed above is the first option. From the excerpt presented above, the part of the poem that  reflects the use of figurative language is the statement "The fog comes on little cat feet." The fog was compared to a little cat feet.

Answer 2

Answer: I. “The fog comes/on little cat feet” and III. “On silent haunches/and then moves on."

Explanation: When writing a text or a story, the use of figurative language is a tool that helps the author to create a mental image on the reader. Some examples of figurative language are metaphors, similes, hyperboles, personification, allusions, analogies, etc. In the given sentences the ones that best exemplifies the use of figurative language are “The fog comes/on little cat feet” (it is a metaphor that compares the fog with cat feet) and “On silent haunches/and then moves on" (which is also a metaphor).