Let $f$ and $g$ be the functions given by $f ( x ) = e ^ { x }$ and $g ( x ) = x ^ { 4 }$. On what intervals is the rate of change of $f ( x )$ greater than the rate of change of $g ( x )$ ?
(A) $( 0.831, 7.384 )$ only
(B) $( - \infty , 0.831 )$ and $( 7.384 , \infty )$
(C) $( - \infty , - 0.816 )$ and $( 1.430, 8.613 )$
(D) $( - 0.816, 1.430 )$ and $( 8.613 , \infty )$
(E) $( - \infty , \infty )$