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15 January, 20:06

Analyzing a Simile

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Highlight the simile in this passage.

And all this time,

in travail, sobbing, gaining on the current,

we rowed into the strait - Scylla to port

and on our starboard beam Charybdis, dire

gorge of the salt sea tide. By heaven! when she

vomited, all the sea was like a cauldron

seething over intense fire, when the mixture

suddenly heaves and rises.

--The Odyssey,

Homer

What does the simile add to this passage? Check all

that apply.

a comparison between the sea and a cauldron

@ a visual representation of the sea's anger

a comparison between Scylla and Charybdis

an example of how the men feel as they row

D a visual to show where Scylla and Charybdis are

located

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Answers (2)
  1. 15 January, 20:35
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    All the sea was like a cauldron

    Explanation:

    That is the correct as because it compares something using like or as
  2. 15 January, 23:35
    0
    1 and 2 are the correct answers!

    Explanation:

    I took the test : D
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