What is this poem about?
a. the excitement of a sea voyage
b. the way a person’s character guides life
c. the power of the wind on sails
d. the problems of living everyone encounters

in “the winds of fate,” the poet compares a person’s life to
a. a ship at sea.
b. the wind.
c. a ship’s sails
d. the power of fate.

according to this poem’s first stanza, what determines the direction of a ship?
a. the sea
b. the soul
c. the sails
d. the wind