Question

Which statement best explains the simile in this excerpt?

Read the excerpt from Part 4 of The Odyssey.
and on our starboard beam Charybdis, dire
gorge of the salt seatide. By heaven! when she
vomited, all the sea was like a cauldron
seething over intense fire, when the mixture
suddenly heaves and rises.
The sea is compared to a boiling pot, emphasizing its
churning.
The sea is compared to a boiling pot, emphasizing its
depth.
The sea is compared to heaven, emphasizing its
strength.
The sea is compared to heaven, emphasizing its size.

Answer 1

The sea is compared to a boiling pot, emphasizing its churning.

Step-by-step explanation:

answer A

Answer 2

The answer is the first option: The sea is compared to a boiling pot, emphasizing its churning.

Step-by-step explanation:

The excerpt is comparing vomiting, sea and fire. In this case, the first option is the correct one as "churning" refers to a mixture of something --this context--. Option B is not possible as the depth has nothing to do with vomiting in first instance. The other option are definitely not possible as "heaven" here is only mentioned as a expression, not as the meaning of heaven per se. So basically, heaven here is not being compared whatsoever.