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 bellywith manflesh and great gulps of whey,then lay down like a mast among his sheep.
Answer
A
The Cyclops is compared to Zeus because of his size.
B
The Cyclops is compared to Zeus because of his power.
C
The Cyclops is compared to a mast, or flagpole, because of his surrender.
D
The Cyclops is compared to a mast, or flagpole, because of his size.
Explanation
The phrase “lay down like a mast among his sheep” is a simile comparing the Cyclops to a mast, a tall, large pole. The comparison emphasizes how enormous he is as he lies among the sheep. It does not compare him to Zeus, and the line says nothing about surrender.
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