NCERT · Class 10 · English · Poetry: FogHow does the poet Carl Sandburg compare the fog to a living creature in the poem 'Fog'?

In the poem 'Fog', the poet Carl Sandburg compares the arrival of the fog to a live cat. Just as a cat enters silently and stealthily on its little padded feet without making any noise, the fog also creeps over the city and the harbor in an extremely silent manner. This extended metaphor portrays the fog as a living, breathing feline creature that quietly sits, looks around, and then moves on just like an unpredictable animal.