Digital PSAT Reading and Writing Practice Question 4: Answer and Explanation

Question: 4

The following is Carl Sandburg's 1916 poem "Fog."

The fog comes

on little cat feet.

It sits looking

over harbor and city

on silent haunches

and then moves on.

What is the most suitable description of fog as presented in the poem?

  • A. Gentle and fleeting
  • B. Invasive and dominating
  • C. Quiet and subversive
  • D. Animalistic and destructive

Correct Answer: A

Explanation:

(A) The fog comes in very gently "on little cat feet." Then it sticks around for a bit before it "moves on," showing that it is impermanent or fleeting. It does not have the negative and violent elements suggested in (B) with invasive and dominating, in (C) with subversive, or in (D) with destructive. While the fog could be described as quiet and also having some animal qualities, the entirety of the answer must be correct to work.

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