Fog by Carl Sandburg: Metaphor, Personification & the Mystery of Nature

Fog by Carl Sandburg: Metaphor, Personification & the Mystery of Nature

Carl Sandburg's short poem 'Fog' compares fog to a cat, using metaphor and personification to capture nature's quiet power and transience. The poem explores the mystery of nature, the power of observation and imagination…

• "Fog" is a six-line free-verse poem by Carl Sandburg.
• The central device is an extended metaphor: fog is compared to a cat.
• Line 1 — "comes on little cat feet" — is a metaphor, not a simile (no 'like' or 'as').

~15 min · full explanation, examples & memory tricks in the app