"The Winds of Fate" One ship drives east and another drives west With the selfsame winds that blow. ’Tis the set of the sails An
d not of the gales Which tells us the way to go. Like the winds of the sea are the ways of fate, As we voyage along through life; ’Tis the set of a soul That decides its goal, And not the calm or the strife. —Ella Wheeler Wilcox 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
If a person for example is in the situation of comiting suicide, they can be saved by someone who is witnessing the person. The person can confront the person comitting suicide by talking to them gently about why they are doing it or they can also call kids help phone.