Landed or descended is the best option as that is the meaning of alighted
The specific aspect of literary criticism that demonstrates the author's message as significant or worthwhile is the author-based approach. It is also called the Expressive Theory. It depicts that the best interpretation of a text (poem, novel, fictional stories, etc) comes from the author himself.
The reader-based approach is not entirely reliable because every reader may see a text in a different perspective. There are even cases wherein readers interpret a text in a deep, deep way while the author meant everything in the literal sense. Everything varies from case to case.
Fake is the right word for it
Wind is often used for directional and navigational purposes, so this could mean that the author followed something by the wind whether it be how high or low the air- pressure is or which way the wind is blowing. Aswell as the fact that Wind is a major factor in weather determination. For example, if the wind blows ina counter- clockwise direction, then the air pressure is low which means that the weather is or will be bad like rain or storms.
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