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Skills Lesson: Structure

Question 12 • ARC English 10 Semester 2 CR/Summer

Read the poem below and answer the question that follows. “Fog”by Carl Sandburg The fog comeson little cat feet. It sits lookingover harbor and cityon silent haunchesand then moves on. Source: Sandberg, Carl. “Fog.” Chicago Poems. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1916. 71. Representative Poetry Online. Web. 9 June 2011. Which two things are being compared in the poem?

Answer
A
harbors and cities
B
fog and cats
C
cat feet and harbors
D
fog and moving

Explanation

The poem compares fog to a cat. It says the fog comes on “little cat feet,” sits on its haunches, and then moves on, describing the fog as if it were a cat. Therefore, the correct choice is “fog and cats.”

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