Question

Analyzing a Simile

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Highlight the simile in this passage.
And all this time,
in travail, sobbing, gaining on the current,
we rowed into the strait - Scylla to port
and on our starboard beam Charybdis, dire
gorge of the salt sea tide. By heaven! when she
vomited, all the sea was like a cauldron
seething over intense fire, when the mixture
suddenly heaves and rises.
--The Odyssey,
Homer
What does the simile add to this passage? Check all
that apply.
a comparison between the sea and a cauldron
@ a visual representation of the sea's anger
a comparison between Scylla and Charybdis
an example of how the men feel as they row
D a visual to show where Scylla and Charybdis are
located

Answer 1

All the sea was like a cauldron

Step-by-step explanation:

That is the correct as because it compares something using like or as

Answer 2

1 and 2 are the correct answers!!

Step-by-step explanation:

I took the test :D