Question

Read the excerpt from Part 2 of The Odyssey. We cried aloud, lifting our hands to Zeus, powerless, looking on at this, appalled; but Cyclops went on filling up his belly with manflesh and great gulps of whey, then lay down like a mast among his sheep. Which statement best explains the simile in this excerpt? The Cyclops is compared to Zeus because of his size. The Cyclops is compared to Zeus because of his power. The Cyclops is compared to a mast, or flagpole, because of his surrender. The Cyclops is compared to a mast, or flagpole, because of his size.

Answer 1

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Answer 2

The correct answer is the last one, the cyclops is compared to a mast because of his size. The comparison means that even laid down the cyclops standed out among his sheep, like a mast does at sea. As for the first two options, the cyclops is not compared to Zeus in any moment.