Carl Sandburg Fog

Fog There have been many debates and studies dedicated to animals. Yet, the human-like creatures continue to live without letting humans to discover their world fully. In his poem, Fog, Carl Sandburg uses comparison as a literary device to show the similarities between cats and the fog which comes to the city. The poet also uses imagery to show the beauty of a common phenomenon of the nature, such as the fog. The overall poem is a gesture of admiration towards nature. Six simple lines describe an everyday change of a whether which turns out to be not as ordinary as it sounds. By introducing the entrance of the fog to the city, the writer refers to finding charm in everything that happens in the world of nature. The image of fog is so sudden and instant with its glimpse of pleasantness and charm. The words

Therefore, the fog, which “…comes on little cat feet”, is compared to cats and shown to be as stubborn and unpredictable as the fluffy animals. The entrance of the fog is compared to the footsteps of a cat. Cats may be calm and then become hyper with seconds of difference. Therefore, by drawing a comparison between a cat and the fog, the author interprets the connection between two important factors of nature: animals and the weather. Cats like to sit on trees and to observe the surroundings of the houses they live in. The way cats’ eyes look at the world and the way the domestic animals sit, sometimes seems to raise a feeling of superiority in cats. Hence, when the fog comes and, “…sits looking/ Over harbor and city”, the phenomena of nature shows its importance and the leading position over the world at that moment. Cats have a very high self-esteem and the fog which surrounds the harbor, is just like a cat looking at the world and feeling like it (both the cat and the fog, in this case) is the king of the place where it lives