Question

Read the excerpt from "Digging" Till his straining rump among the flowerbeds Bends low, comes up twenty years away Stooping in rhythm through potato drills Where he was digging. Read the haiku by BashĹŤ. On the way to the outhouseâ€" the white of the moonflower by torchlight. How does the structure of these poems differ? “Digging” attempts to capture a moment in the distant past, while BashĹŤ's haiku speculates about the future. “Digging” jumps from the present time to the past, while BashĹŤ's haiku captures a single moment in time. “Digging” describes a moment in the present time, while BashĹŤ's haiku jumps back in time. “Digging” speculates about the future, while BashĹŤ's haiku commemorates a time from the distant past.

Answer 1

Haiku is a type of Japanese poetry that flourished at the dawn of the 1600’s  and it was the opening section of a large poem.

Correct option is B.

The structure of the poems differ in the sense that "Digging" jumps from the present time to the past, while Basho's haiku captures a single moment in time.

In the first poem, called "Digging" there is a clear jump in time within the structure, as the speaker is first set in the present time "till his straining rump among the flowerbeds, bends low..." but then jumps to the past tense when stating "where he was digging."

There is a jump in time to add to the message and story line of the poem. On the other hand, in the poem "The haiku" the author is capturing a singe moment in time, with no time jumps visible.

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