Read the first haiku. Mountain-rose petals falling, falling, falling now . . . waterfall music Now, read the second haiku. By that fallen house the pear-tree stands full-blooming . . . an ancient battle-site What theme do both haiku have in common?

Both haiku place natural beauty alongside signs of loss or destruction. In the first, falling rose petals and the sound of a waterfall create a beautiful scene; in the second, a blooming pear tree stands beside a ruined house and an old battlefield. Together, they suggest that beauty endures even among destruction, which is choice C.

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