Following poetic/literary devices have been used in the poem Fog by Carl Sandburg: Metaphor: It is a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable. In the poem fog and the movements of fog are compared with cat. Enjambment: It isRead more

The poem Fog does not have a proper rhyme scheme. It is written in free verse. There are two stanzas in the poem. The first stanza consists of two lines while the next one consists of four stanzas. Read summary of this poem.

Both Fog and Mending Wall are nature's poems. Both are written in open verse. Both of them use common man language and both are written in iambic pentameter. Poets of both the poems belong to USA. Read summary of this poem.

The fog comes silently because its movements are like that of cat. It's a part of nature and thus patient and never hurries. It has nothing to do with humans and does not depend on them. hence it comes without warning and silently. It sits in the city looking over the surroundings and finally goes aRead more

In order to describe the coming and going off of the fog, the poet compares it to the cat. According to him, fog comes on little cat feet i.e. silently and without any warning. It sits there and looks over the city and dock and finally moves on without making any noise. Read summary of this poem.