Question 7 • CMS 2025-2026 English I CREDIT RECOVERY
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?
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 size.
D
The Cyclops is compared to a mast, or flagpole, because of his surrender.