English, 21.07.2021 05:50 Tanya120

Read the excerpt from "Digging." The cold smell of potato mould, the squelch and slap Of soggy peat, the curt cuts of an edge

Through living roots awaken in my head.

But I've no spade to follow men like them.

Read the haiku by Bashō.

Sickly,

but somehow the chrysanthemum

is budding.

How do the senses used in the excerpt from "Digging" and the haiku affect a reader's understanding and interpretation of each?

A
The excerpt from “Digging” relies much more heavily on images of nature to convey its main idea than the haiku does.
B
The excerpt from “Digging” uses lines of equal length throughout, while the lines of the haiku are of varying lengths.
C
The excerpt from “Digging” discusses the relationship between writing and farming, while the haiku only discusses nature.
D
The excerpt from “Digging” focuses on sound devices to reveal its story, while the haiku focuses on visual imagery.

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