Question

Read the excerpt from The Odyssey.

Neither reply nor pity came from him,
but in one stride he clutched at my companions
and caught two in his hands like squirming puppies
to beat their brains out, spattering the floor.

The epic simile in this excerpt shows

how helpless Odysseus’s men are in the clutches of the Cyclops.
how violently and uncivilized the Cyclops behaves himself.
that Cyclops is enormous in comparison to Odysseus and his men.
that there is no possible escape for Odysseus and his men.

Answer 1

Answer: The answer would be the first one

Explanation: It explains and shows how powerful the cyclops is against Odysseus's men. If I'm wrong please let me know but that sounds right to me

Answer 2

The epic simile in this excerpt shows how helpless Odysseus's men are in the clutches of the Cyclops.

Step-by-step explanation:

A simile is a comparison between two different things to give a clearer or more specific description of something, this excerpt makes several similes, for example, "two in his hands like squirming puppies" this is showing that Cyclops was so powerful strong and big that any man would be as defenseless as a little puppy to this threat.