Read the excerpt from "digging."

he rooted out tall tops, buried the bright edge deep
to scatter new potatoes that we picked,
loving their cool hardness in our hands.

by god, the old man could handle a spade.
just like his old man.

my grandfather cut more turf in a day
than any other man on toner’s bog.
once i carried him milk in a bottle
corked sloppily with paper.

read the haiku by bashō.

sickly,
but somehow the chrysanthemum
is budding.

which statement best describes the difference between the excerpt from "digging” and the haiku?

the excerpt from “digging” relies much more heavily on images of nature to convey its main idea than the haiku does.

the excerpt from “digging” uses lines of equal length throughout, while the lines of the haiku are of varying lengths.

the excerpt from “digging” discusses the relationship between writing and farming, while the haiku only discusses nature.

the excerpt from “digging” shifts from one moment in time to another, while the haiku describes a single moment in time.

How does the poem's mood and tone change in each of these stages of “o captain! my captain! ” by walt whitman? (i need an answer asap )

The arctic national wildlife refuge is home to caribou, moose, musk oxen, wolves, foxes, grizzlies, polar bears and migratory birds. leaders in the oil industry believe the refuge is the perfect site for the “environmentally sensitive exploration” of oil. environmentalists are wondering: what will become of the wildlife? president george w. bush, oil-industry leaders and others believe that americans will benefit from the oil that lies under the snow-filled surface of the refuge. in their opinion, the oil will reduce high fuel prices and decrease our need for oil from other countries. i believe the cost of such drilling is too high. i agree with environmentalists who fear that drilling will disturb the migration of more than 130,000 caribou. each spring, the caribou travel 400 miles to give birth on the coastal plain. in this area of the refuge, there are fewer predators. in addition, experts say that the oil in the area adds up to less than a six-month supply. is such a small amount of oil worth the risk drilling poses to these animals? americans are the largest consumers of oil. instead of drilling for oil, we should decrease our need for foreign oil simply by using less. we must all work together to cut back on the oil we use in order to preserve the wildlife of the arctic national wildlife refuge. what type of argument is used in this paragraph? i believe the cost of such drilling is too high. i agree with environmentalists who fear that drilling will disturb the migration of more than 130,000 caribou. each spring, the caribou travel 400 miles to give birth on the coastal plain. in this area of the refuge, there are fewer predators. in addition, experts say that the oil in the area adds up to less than a six-month supply. is such a small amount of oil worth the risk drilling poses to these animals? a. appeal to emotion c. appeal to logic b. bandwagon d. none of the above select the best answer from the choices provided a b c d

Fortify is a verb that means “to protect and strengthen.” a fortifications is a that means something that protects.