Answer: all of the moods
Explanation: There is no right answer to this. Different people have different reactions to this poem but, I'm going to go with a mysterious, secretive mood.
Answer:
Fiction
Fiction is any story made up by an author. It is a creation of the author's imagination. It is not based strictly on history or facts.
Sometimes he whirled down the incline of a wave as if he were on a hand sled.
The man is clearly in a context of desperation or at least difficulty, stuck out at sea on a life preserver. The imagery brings one of a childlike delight or a fun situation. However that is contrary to the actual situation. The man clings to a life preserver, trying to survive, not have fun, but nature rolls on, indifferent to this man's plight.
