What is the BEST objective summary of the poem? A.
The poet seeks self–fulfillment while on a sea voyage. He is told to sail on and never stop searching for his self–dependency.

B.
The poet, tired of life, asks the stars and sea to direct him. They tell him to be like them—vast and untroubled.

C.
The narrator, seeking a bigger life for himself, embarks on a sea–bound pilgrimage. He is told to make life–connections with the people around him.

D.
The narrator asks the stars and sea to help him find purpose for this life. A voice tells him to find joy in being himself.

frances ellen watkins harper writing was influenced by: b. the education she received growing up in the north.

she was born in baltimore, maryland, on september 24, 1825. after the death of her parents, her uncle reverend william watkins, a teacher at the academy for negro youth, raised and educated her. she also continued educating herself by accessing a library of the family she worked for, beginning writing poetry afterwards. as a civil rights activist and abolitionist, watkins greatly influenced her life and work.

answer: b

explanation:

what are the lines. come on!