How do the senses used in the excerpt from "Digging" and the haiku affect a reader's understanding and interpretation of each? 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" focuses on sound devices to reveal its story, while the haiku focuses on visual imagery.