Poem: Fog Class 10 PPT

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About The Poet -Carl Sandburg was a well known American editor and writer and above all best 
known for his poems.   -He has won three Pulitzer prizes, in which two were for his poetry and one for the 
biography written about Abraham Lincoln. He began his writing career as a journalist 
for the Chicago Daily News.  -Most of his poems were about Chicago where he lived. Among his collection the 
“Fog” is the shortest poem and a poem that has strong reflections. CARL SANDBURG
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About The Poet -Carl Sandburg was a well known American editor and writer and above all best 
known for his poems.   -He has won three Pulitzer prizes, in which two were for his poetry and one for the 
biography written about Abraham Lincoln. He began his writing career as a journalist 
for the Chicago Daily News.  -Most of his poems were about Chicago where he lived. Among his collection the 
“Fog” is the shortest poem and a poem that has strong reflections. CARL SANDBURG • The Poem • In the poem FOG, Sandburg has put in hardly 25 words, but yet the poem 
does have a deeper and strong meaning. • Carl Sandburg's poem, "Fog," is among the few exceptions that mark 
Sandburg's break from free verse poetry. • Fog", a mere six lines long, is written in verse-form and is an innocent 
expression of finding beauty in an ordinary world. • The first two lines of the poem just simply describe how a fog comes in. 
usually fogs are seen in cold areas or in mountains or forests. •  However, in this poem the poet describes about fog in cities and a harbor.
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About The Poet -Carl Sandburg was a well known American editor and writer and above all best 
known for his poems.   -He has won three Pulitzer prizes, in which two were for his poetry and one for the 
biography written about Abraham Lincoln. He began his writing career as a journalist 
for the Chicago Daily News.  -Most of his poems were about Chicago where he lived. Among his collection the 
“Fog” is the shortest poem and a poem that has strong reflections. CARL SANDBURG • The Poem • In the poem FOG, Sandburg has put in hardly 25 words, but yet the poem 
does have a deeper and strong meaning. • Carl Sandburg's poem, "Fog," is among the few exceptions that mark 
Sandburg's break from free verse poetry. • Fog", a mere six lines long, is written in verse-form and is an innocent 
expression of finding beauty in an ordinary world. • The first two lines of the poem just simply describe how a fog comes in. 
usually fogs are seen in cold areas or in mountains or forests. •  However, in this poem the poet describes about fog in cities and a harbor. • The Poem •  He gives a wonderful comparison between the fog and a kitten. • When a kitten comes around us, most of the time it just comes so 
slowly that you hardly notice, till you see it or feel it. • The same is the case with the fog. An arrival of fogs cannot be 
predicted. •  It just comes in and engulfs the entire place that it is and stays on for 
some time, creating trouble for anyone in between it, but still stays as 
though it is not aware of the happenings around it.
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About The Poet -Carl Sandburg was a well known American editor and writer and above all best 
known for his poems.   -He has won three Pulitzer prizes, in which two were for his poetry and one for the 
biography written about Abraham Lincoln. He began his writing career as a journalist 
for the Chicago Daily News.  -Most of his poems were about Chicago where he lived. Among his collection the 
“Fog” is the shortest poem and a poem that has strong reflections. CARL SANDBURG • The Poem • In the poem FOG, Sandburg has put in hardly 25 words, but yet the poem 
does have a deeper and strong meaning. • Carl Sandburg's poem, "Fog," is among the few exceptions that mark 
Sandburg's break from free verse poetry. • Fog", a mere six lines long, is written in verse-form and is an innocent 
expression of finding beauty in an ordinary world. • The first two lines of the poem just simply describe how a fog comes in. 
usually fogs are seen in cold areas or in mountains or forests. •  However, in this poem the poet describes about fog in cities and a harbor. • The Poem •  He gives a wonderful comparison between the fog and a kitten. • When a kitten comes around us, most of the time it just comes so 
slowly that you hardly notice, till you see it or feel it. • The same is the case with the fog. An arrival of fogs cannot be 
predicted. •  It just comes in and engulfs the entire place that it is and stays on for 
some time, creating trouble for anyone in between it, but still stays as 
though it is not aware of the happenings around it. • The Poem • The narrator further develops the comparison between cat and fog in the 
second stanza of the poem. In this stanza, the fog has arrived above the city 
where It sits looking / over harbor and city much as a cat does when it 
arrives at its destination. • The cat will sit and look out over the land or cityscape. Cats, from wild to 
domesticated, have a habit, maybe an instinct, of looking over their 
surroundings from elevated spots. For example, the cougar watches from 
the mountaintop or ledge, the lion from a hill overlooks the plains, and the 
house cat gazes from a tree branch or window ledge. •  In each case, the cat acts as if it is the master of its universe, yet it holds 
many secrets that are never revealed. Cats are notoriously fickle, refusing 
to be trained or to succumb to others' expectations of them. •  Similarly, the fog, because of its power and mystery, remains elusive to 
those wishing to break through its impenetrable walls.
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About The Poet -Carl Sandburg was a well known American editor and writer and above all best 
known for his poems.   -He has won three Pulitzer prizes, in which two were for his poetry and one for the 
biography written about Abraham Lincoln. He began his writing career as a journalist 
for the Chicago Daily News.  -Most of his poems were about Chicago where he lived. Among his collection the 
“Fog” is the shortest poem and a poem that has strong reflections. CARL SANDBURG • The Poem • In the poem FOG, Sandburg has put in hardly 25 words, but yet the poem 
does have a deeper and strong meaning. • Carl Sandburg's poem, "Fog," is among the few exceptions that mark 
Sandburg's break from free verse poetry. • Fog", a mere six lines long, is written in verse-form and is an innocent 
expression of finding beauty in an ordinary world. • The first two lines of the poem just simply describe how a fog comes in. 
usually fogs are seen in cold areas or in mountains or forests. •  However, in this poem the poet describes about fog in cities and a harbor. • The Poem •  He gives a wonderful comparison between the fog and a kitten. • When a kitten comes around us, most of the time it just comes so 
slowly that you hardly notice, till you see it or feel it. • The same is the case with the fog. An arrival of fogs cannot be 
predicted. •  It just comes in and engulfs the entire place that it is and stays on for 
some time, creating trouble for anyone in between it, but still stays as 
though it is not aware of the happenings around it. • The Poem • The narrator further develops the comparison between cat and fog in the 
second stanza of the poem. In this stanza, the fog has arrived above the city 
where It sits looking / over harbor and city much as a cat does when it 
arrives at its destination. • The cat will sit and look out over the land or cityscape. Cats, from wild to 
domesticated, have a habit, maybe an instinct, of looking over their 
surroundings from elevated spots. For example, the cougar watches from 
the mountaintop or ledge, the lion from a hill overlooks the plains, and the 
house cat gazes from a tree branch or window ledge. •  In each case, the cat acts as if it is the master of its universe, yet it holds 
many secrets that are never revealed. Cats are notoriously fickle, refusing 
to be trained or to succumb to others' expectations of them. •  Similarly, the fog, because of its power and mystery, remains elusive to 
those wishing to break through its impenetrable walls. • The Poem •  Next, the narrator states that the fog is sitting on silent haunches as 
it looks out over the harbor and city, and, indeed, few creatures can 
sit as silently and patiently as the cat. Cats typically sit on their 
haunches as they stare out at the world. • This particular stance, unique to the cat, enables them to keep watch 
over their surroundings, but also be ready to take off if necessary. 
When a cat is on its haunches, they cannot be captured because it is 
easy for them to escape with a quick jump. This stance also implies 
that their presence is always temporary. Cats, like fog, are always 
ready to move on when it pleases them.