The main difference between these poems is that “Digging” jumps from the present to the past, while Bashō's haiku refers to a specific moment (second option).
<h3>What is the poem "Digging" about?</h3>
This poem focuses on the author's family history as a reflection about work. In the excerpt presented, the author refers to the past in the line "Bends low, comes up twenty years away" as he refers to the job his father did 20 years ago.
<h3>What is the haiku about?</h3>
This haiku refers to a specific night landscape. This implies the dominant time of the haiku is the present as it describes a specific moment the author is observing.
<h3>What is the difference between the two poems?</h3>
There is a clear difference in the structure because the first poem goes from the present to the past, while the second poem describes a specific moment in the present.
Note: This question is incomplete because the excerpts of the poems are not provided; here is the missing part:
Read the excerpt from the poem "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 Bashō.
On the way to the outhouse—
the white of the moonflower
by torchlight.
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