Fog
FOG - By Carl Sandburg Introduction The poem Fog by Carl Sandburg is a short American Haiku. In this poem, the poet has personified the fog and compares it with a cat that stealthily enters the city, stay there for a while and then moves away. Through this poem, the poet has characterized the fog to show that a mundane natural event can also be glorified. The poem demonstrates author’s appreciation for nature. Theme There can be many themes in the poem which we will discuss below. Theme of Nature The poet has describes a simple natural event that we see occurring every now and then. Although, appearing of fog in nature is a common phenomenon and no one pay any detailed attention towards it. But the poet has described it very vividly and compared it with a cat. According to him, the fog as well as cat creeps into the humans’ world without any warning or notice. Like the cat, fog is patient ...
