Question

read the excerpt from the odyssey.
but cyclops went on filling up his belly
with manflesh and great gulps of whey,
then lay down like a mast among his sheep.
what two unlike elements are being compared in this
simile?
○ the cyclops and the mast of a ship
○ the cyclops belly and his sheep
○ manflesh and gulps of whey
○ a mast and a flock of sheep

Explanation:

A simile uses "like" or "as" to compare two unlike things. In the excerpt, the line "then lay down like a mast among his sheep" directly compares the Cyclops (who is lying down) to the mast of a ship.

Answer:

the Cyclops and the mast of a ship