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?
Answer
A
The excerpt from “Digging” uses lines of equal length throughout, while the lines of the haiku are of varying lengths.
B
The excerpt from “Digging” focuses on sound devices to reveal its story, while the haiku focuses on visual imagery.
C
The excerpt from “Digging” relies much more heavily on images of nature to convey its main idea than the haiku does.
D
The excerpt from “Digging” discusses the relationship between writing and farming, while the haiku only discusses nature.
Explanation
“Digging” uses several sensory details, especially sound: “squelch and slap” lets the reader hear the work, while the smell of potato mould and the cuts through roots add other sensations. Bashō’s haiku centers on the visible image of a chrysanthemum budding despite the speaker’s sickness. This contrast makes the poem vivid through sounds and physical sensations, while the haiku invites the reader to picture a small sign of life.
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