Question

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. Between my finger and my thumb The squat pen rests. I'll dig with it. Read the haiku by Bashō. When the winter chrysanthemums go, there's nothing to write about but radishes.

Answer 1

C. The assonance creates a pleasing and interesting sound.

Answer 2

Answer: Both poems find a link between farming and the act of writing

Step-by-step explanation:

Your question isn't complete. The question asked is:

What common concern do these poems share?

The common concern shared by the poems is that both poems find a link between farming and the act of writing.

From the poems, it can be seen that the writer linked farming with writing as words such as potato, pen, spade were some of the words used to show the link.